Alder P-1862

General information
Waterway	Nisqually 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-1862
FERC project name	Nisqually River
Other projects with this FERC number	LaGrande P-1862
Permit issued	3/2/97
Permit expiration	2/24/37
Ownership and operation
Owner	Tacoma City of
Owner type	Publicly Owned Utility
Year first online (conventional hydro)	1945
Transmission or distribution system owner	City of Tacoma - (WA)
Power and generating capacity
Number of units	2
Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant	50.0 MW
Average annual net hydropower generation	207,652.5 MWH

The Nisqually Hydroelectric Project includes Alder Dam and La Grande Dam on the Nisqually River. The first hydropower project was constructed in 1912 and replaced by the current two-dam project in 1945.

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