AK
Falls Creek P-11659
General information | |
Waterway |
Kahtaheena |
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-11659 |
FERC project name | Falls Creek |
Permit issued | 10/24/04 |
Permit expiration | 9/26/54 |
Ownership and operation | |
Owner | Alaska Power Company, INC |
Owner type | Investor-Owned Utility |
Power and generating capacity | |
Number of units | 1 |
Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant | 0.8 MW |
Average annual net hydropower generation | 2,100.0 MWH |
The proposed Falls Creek Project would be located about five miles east of the town of Gustavus. It would be located on Falls Creek (a.k.a. Kahtaheena River.) The project would be operated in a run-of-river mode, where inflow to the project matches outflow downstream of the project.
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