CA

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
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

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