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 |
News and updates
From American Rivers2/18/2021
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