CO
Dillon Hydro Plant P-4610
General information | |
| Waterway |
Blue Creek |
| Current status | Active license  |
| Type of facility | Conventional Hydro |
| Type of permit | FERC Exemption |
FERC information | |
| FERC docket # | P-4610 |
| FERC project name | Blue River |
| Permit issued | 8/15/84 |
Ownership and operation | |
| Owner | Denver City & County of |
| Owner type | Publicly Owned Utility |
| Year first online (conventional hydro) | 1987 |
| Transmission or distribution system owner | Public Service Co of Colorado |
Power and generating capacity | |
| Number of units | 1 |
| Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant | 1.8 MW |
| Average annual net hydropower generation | 7,948.6 MWH |
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