MI
Loud P-2449
General information | |
Waterway | Au Sable River |
Current status | Active  |
Type of facility | Conventional Hydro |
Mode of hydropower generation | Reregulating |
Type of permit | FERC License |
FERC information | |
FERC docket # | P-2449 |
Permit issued | 7/10/1994 |
Permit expires | 6/26/2034 |
Ownership and operation | |
Owner | Consumers Energy Co |
Owner type | Investor-Owned Utility |
Year first online (conventional hydro) | 1913 |
Transmission or distribution system owner | Consumers Energy Co |
Power and generating capacity | |
Number of units | 2 |
Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant | 4.0 mW |
Average annual net hydropower generation | 17,682.8 mWH |
- Two existing earth embankment dam sections
- A concrete slab and buttress spillway section
- An existing impoundment with a storage area of 1,056 acre-feet
- A powerhouse containing 2 generating units
- Transmission facilities, and appurtenant facilities
For a detailed description of this project and 10 others included in the Consumers Settlement Agreement, read this summary.
Related resources
- Au Sable River Projects, Au Sable River, Michigan (License summaries, Midwest)
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