Eagle Mountain is a 1,300MW hydro power project. It is planned in California, the US. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently at the permitting stage. It will be developed in a single phase. The project construction is likely to commence in 2028 and is expected to enter into commercial operation in 2032. Buy the profile here.

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Description

The project is being developed by Eagle Crest Energy and NextEra Energy. These companies also have ownership stakes in the project.

Eagle Mountain is a pumped storage project. The gross head of the project will be 426.72m. The total number of penstocks, pipes or long channels that carry water down from the hydroelectric reservoir to the turbines inside the actual power station, is expected to be 4 in number. The penstock length will be 152.4m. The penstock diameter will be 4.572m. The project is expected to generate 4,308 GWh of electricity.

The hydro power project consists of 4 turbines, each with 325MW nameplate capacity.

Development status

The project construction is expected to commence from 2028. Subsequent to that it will enter into commercial operation by 2032.

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About NextEra Energy

NextEra Energy Inc (NEE) is an electric power and energy infrastructure company. It generates, transmits and distributes electricity; and holds investments in gas infrastructure assets. NEE produces power using nuclear, coal, oil, natural gas, wind and solar sources. The company also purchases electricity for resale, and provides risk management services related to power and gas consumption. It serves residential, commercial, industrial, wholesale, and other customers in Florida; and owns, develops, constructs, manages and operates electricity generation facilities in the US and Canada wholesale energy markets. NEE is headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida, the US.

This content was updated on 25 January 2024

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This information is drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center, which provides detailed profiles of over 170,000 active, planned and under construction power plants worldwide from announcement through to operation across all technologies and countries worldwide.