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 California Trout4/30/2021
From California Sportfishing Protection Alliance4/29/2021
CSPA Comments on State Water Board’s Response to Climate Change