French Meadows P-2079

General information
Waterway	Middle Fork American River
Current status	Active license
Type of facility	Conventional Hydro
Type of permit	FERC License
FERC information
FERC docket #	P-2079
FERC project name	Middle Fork American River
Other projects with this FERC number	Ralston P-2079 Oxbow P-2079 Middle Fork P-2079 Hell Hole P-2079
Permit issued	2/24/63
Permit expiration	2/24/13
Ownership and operation
Owner	Placer County Water Agency
Owner type	Publicly Owned Utility
Year first online (conventional hydro)	1966
Transmission or distribution system owner	Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Power and generating capacity
Number of units	1
Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant	15.3 MW
Average annual net hydropower generation	52,624.1 MWH