MN
Little Falls P-2532
General information | |
Waterway |
Mississippi River |
Current status | Active license  |
Type of facility | Conventional Hydro |
Mode of hydropower generation | Run-of-river |
Type of permit | FERC License |
FERC information | |
FERC docket # | P-2532 |
FERC project name | Little Falls |
Permit issued | 10/22/93 |
Permit expiration | 3/27/28 |
Ownership and operation | |
Owner | Minnesota Power Inc |
Owner type | Investor-Owned Utility |
Year first online (conventional hydro) | 1906 |
Transmission or distribution system owner | ALLETE, Inc. |
Power and generating capacity | |
Number of units | 6 |
Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant | 4.6 MW |
Average annual net hydropower generation | 29,211.1 MWH |
The existing run-of-river project consists of a 30-foot-high concrete dam, an impoundment with a surface area of 576 acres, two powerhouses containing six generating units with a total installed capacity of 4,720 kW, and appurtenant facilities.
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