CO
Grand Valley
General information | |
| Waterway |
Orchard Mesa Power Canal |
| Current status | Active license |
| Type of facility | Conventional Hydro |
| Mode of hydropower generation | Canal/Conduit |
| Type of permit | Lease of Power Privilege |
Ownership and operation | |
| Owner | Grand Valley Water Users Association |
| Owner type | Publicly Owned Utility |
| Year first online (conventional hydro) | 1938 |
Power and generating capacity | |
| Number of units | 1 |
| Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant | 3.0 MW |
| Average annual net hydropower generation | 19,350.6 MWH |
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