Sweetwater Pumped Storage hydroelectric plant

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Sweetwater Pumped Storage hydroelectric plant is a hydroelectric power plant in pre-construction in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Sweetwater Pumped Storage hydroelectric plant

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Turbines Technology type Owner
Pre-construction[1] 2033 (planned)[2] 600 MW[1] 3 x 200 MW[1] Pumped storage[1] rPlus Hydro LLLP[2]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Sweetwater Pumped Storage hydroelectric plant

Location River Coordinates (WGS 84)
San Juan County, New Mexico, United States[3][4] San Juan River[4] 36.928, -108.504 (approximate)[3][4]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://www.hydroreview.com/news/applicants-granted-four-year-extension-of-ferc-permit-for-sweetwater-pumped-storage-project/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20211121042015/https://www.rplushydro.com/projects. Archived from the original on 2021-11-21. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221109193334/https://hydrosource.ornl.gov/sites/default/files/2022-04/ORNL_US_Hydropower_DevelopmentPipeline_Data_FY2022.xlsx. Archived from the original on 2022-11-09. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 (PDF) https://nmreta.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Matthew-Shapiro-Sweetwater-Pumped-Storage-Long-Duration-Long-Life-Energy-Storage.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)