CO

Flatiron

General information

Waterway  Colorado River
Current status   Active license 
Type of facility Conventional Hydro, Pumped Storage
Mode of hydropower generation Peaking
Type of permit Reclamation

Ownership and operation

Owner Reclamation Great Plains Region (GP)
Owner type Reclamation
Year first online (conventional hydro) 1954
Year first online (pumped storage) 1954
Transmission or distribution system owner WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration

Power and generating capacity

Number of units 3
Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant 86.0 MW
Average annual net hydropower generation 187,877.8 MWH
Total capacity from pumped storage turbine-generator units 8.5 MW
Pumped storage gross generation in megawatt hours for each powerplant 35,286.8 MWH

Is there something you’d like to add or correct? Please let us know.

News and updates

From California Sportfishing Protection Alliance11/24/2024

FERC Holds PG&E Accountable for 2023 Butte Canal Failure

See all news and updates