Balch 1 P-175

General information
Waterway	North Fork Kings River
Current status	Active license
Type of facility	Conventional Hydro
Type of permit	FERC License
FERC information
FERC docket #	P-175
FERC project name	Balch
Other projects with this FERC number	Balch 2 P-175
Permit issued	4/13/80
Permit expiration	4/26/26
Ownership and operation
Owner	Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Owner type	Investor-Owned Utility
Year first online (conventional hydro)	1927
Transmission or distribution system owner	Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Power and generating capacity
Number of units	1
Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant	31.0 MW
Average annual net hydropower generation	105,825.2 MWH

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From Hydropower Reform Coalition11/19/2024

From South Yuba River Citizens League9/25/2024

General information