Blanchard P-346

General information
Waterway	Mississippi 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-346
FERC project name	Blanchard
Permit issued	5/24/03
Permit expiration	8/20/43
Ownership and operation
Owner	Minnesota Power Inc
Owner type	Investor-Owned Utility
Year first online (conventional hydro)	1925
Transmission or distribution system owner	ALLETE, Inc.
Power and generating capacity
Number of units	3
Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant	18.0 MW
Average annual net hydropower generation	90,475.6 MWH