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Meldahl Hydroelectric Project P-12667
General information | |
| Waterway |
Ohio River |
| Current status | Active license |
| Type of facility | Conventional Hydro |
| Mode of hydropower generation | Run-of-river |
| Type of permit | FERC License |
FERC information | |
| FERC docket # | P-12667 |
| FERC project name | Meldahl |
| Permit issued | 6/20/08 |
| Permit expiration | 5/17/58 |
Ownership and operation | |
| Owner | City of Hamilton, Ohio |
| Owner type | Publicly Owned Utility |
| Year first online (conventional hydro) | 2016 |
| Transmission or distribution system owner | City of Hamilton - (OH) |
Power and generating capacity | |
| Number of units | 3 |
| Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant | 105.0 MW |
| Average annual net hydropower generation | 434,206.3 MWH |
The City of Hamilton, OH owns a FERC license for this 105 MW project which would be located at the Meldahl locs and dam on the Ohio River, near the City of Augusta in Bracken County, Kentucky.
The project will be operated in a run-of-river mode with the flows for operation of the project being controlled by US Army Corps.
Milestones
| License Application Filed | 10-06-2006 |
| EA Prepared | 04-25-2008 |
| License Issued | 06-25-2008 |
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