MI
Five Channels P-2453
General information | |
| Waterway |
Au Sable River |
| Current status | Active |
| Type of facility | Conventional Hydro |
| Mode of hydropower generation | Peaking |
| Type of permit | FERC License |
FERC information | |
| FERC docket # | P-2453 |
| FERC project name | Five Channels |
| Permit issued | 7/10/94 |
| Permit expiration | 6/26/34 |
Ownership and operation | |
| Owner | Consumers Energy Co |
| Owner type | Investor-Owned Utility |
| Year first online (conventional hydro) | 1912 |
| Transmission or distribution system owner | Consumers Energy Co |
Power and generating capacity | |
| Number of units | 2 |
| Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant | 6.0 mW |
| Average annual net hydropower generation | 23,802.2 mWH |
- Two existing earth embankment dam sections, a concrete slab and buttress spillway section,
- An existing impoundment with a storage area of 124 acre-feet
- A powerhouse containing two generating units
- Transmission facilities and appurtenant facilities.
For a detailed description of this project and 10 others included in the Consumers Settlement Agreement, read this summary.
Related resources
- Au Sable River Projects, Au Sable River, Michigan
License summaries › Midwest 1/1/2009
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