WA
Alder P-1862
General information | |
Waterway | Nisqually 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-1862 |
FERC project name | Nisqually River |
Other projects with this FERC number | |
Permit issued | 3/2/1997 |
Permit expires | 2/24/2037 |
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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