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Alcona P-2447
General information | |
| Waterway | Au Sable River |
| Current status | Active |
| Type of facility | Conventional Hydro |
| Mode of hydropower generation | Run-of-river |
| Type of permit | FERC License |
FERC information | |
| FERC docket # | P-2447 |
| Permit issued | 7/10/1994 |
| Permit expires | 6/26/2034 |
Ownership and operation | |
| Owner | Consumers Energy Co |
| Owner type | Investor-Owned Utility |
| Year first online (conventional hydro) | 1924 |
| Transmission or distribution system owner | ITC Transmission |
Power and generating capacity | |
| Number of units | 2 |
| Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant | 8.0 mW |
| Average annual net hydropower generation | 27,098.3 mWH |
- Dam containing two existing earth fill embankment sections, a concrete core wall, and a steel sheet pile cutoff wall
- A 250-foot-long emergency spillway
- An existing impoundment with an area of 1,470 acre-feet
- A 135-foot-long tailrace
- A concrete and masonry powerhouse containing two generating units
- Transmission facilities, including a powerhouse step-up substation and a 400-foot-long, 138-kilovolt transmission line, and appurtenant facilities
- The project has an average annual energy production of 26,038 MWh, based on a ten-year period of record from 1980 through 1989.
For a detailed description of this project and 10 others included in the Consumers Settlement Agreement, read this summary.
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