CA
New Melones
General information | |
| Waterway |
Stanislaus River |
| Current status | Active |
| Type of facility | Conventional Hydro |
| Mode of hydropower generation | Peaking |
| Type of permit | Reclamation |
Ownership and operation | |
| Owner | Reclamation Mid Pacific Region (MP) |
| Owner type | Reclamation |
| Year first online (conventional hydro) | 1979 |
| Transmission or distribution system owner | WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration |
Power and generating capacity | |
| Number of units | 2 |
| Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant | 300.0 mW |
| Average annual net hydropower generation | 425,841.8 mWH |
Related posts
- From California Sportfishing Protection Alliance 08/16/21
Reckless Water Transfer Would Further Jeopardize Fisheries in 2021 & 2022 - From California Sportfishing Protection Alliance 04/26/21
CSPA Urges State Water Board to Tap New Melones Now - From Friends of the River 03/25/16
The Deadbeat Dams Dance On…The River Advocate, Vol6 #2 March 25, 2016
News and updates
From Hydropower Reform Coalition9/15/2021
From Idaho Rivers United9/22/2021
Idaho’s 2021 salmon and steelhead returns are abysmal. What is happening?
From South Yuba River Citizens League9/20/2021