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Português Cottonwood is a 2 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.
Installed
Year online
Operator
Coordinates
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Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Hydroelectric
- Capacity
- 2 MW
- Commissioned
- 1908
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 36.443, -118.044
Carbon Footprint
tonnes / year
over ~80 yrs
Est. gCO2/kWh
Annual emissions equivalent to
Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator
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About this plant
Cottonwood is a 1.6 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power since 1908.
Ranked #1274 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 1.6 MW accounts for 0.0014% of the United States’ total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making Cottonwood 0.0002 times smaller.
Nearby plants within 50 km include Coso Finance Partners (92.2 MW, Geothermal), Coso Energy Developers (90 MW, Geothermal), and Coso Power Developers (90 MW, Geothermal). The facility is located in California, approximately 160 km northeast of Los Angeles.
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