Edward C Hyatt (Oroville) P-2100

General information
Waterway	Feather River
Current status	Active, Dam failed
Type of facility	Conventional Hydro, Pumped Storage
Type of permit	FERC License
FERC information
FERC docket #	P-2100
FERC project name	Feather River
Other projects with this FERC number	Thermalito P-2100 Thermalito Diverson Dam P-2100
Permit issued	2/6/57
Permit expiration	1/27/07
Ownership and operation
Owner	California Department of Water Resources
Owner type	State
Year first online (conventional hydro)	1968
Year first online (pumped storage)	1968
Transmission or distribution system owner	Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Power and generating capacity
Number of units	6
Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant	351.0 mW
Average annual net hydropower generation	1,476,167.7 mWH
Total capacity from pumped storage turbine-generator units	293.1 mW
Pumped storage gross generation in megawatt hours for each powerplant	88,946.9 mWH

In 2017 the emergency spillway on the Oroville Dam failed, resulting in widespread evacuations and significant risk to downstream communities. The incident and lessons learned are described in detail in the Oroville Dam 2017 Spillway Incident report.

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