Little Falls P-2532

General information
Waterway	Mississippi 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-2532
FERC project name	Little Falls
Permit issued	10/22/93
Permit expiration	3/27/28
Ownership and operation
Owner	Minnesota Power Inc
Owner type	Investor-Owned Utility
Year first online (conventional hydro)	1906
Transmission or distribution system owner	ALLETE, Inc.
Power and generating capacity
Number of units	6
Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant	4.6 MW
Average annual net hydropower generation	29,211.1 MWH

The existing run-of-river project consists of a 30-foot-high concrete dam, an impoundment with a surface area of 576 acres, two powerhouses containing six generating units with a total installed capacity of 4,720 kW, and appurtenant facilities.

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