ID

Palisades

General information

Waterway  Snake River
Current status   Active license 
Type of facility Conventional Hydro
Mode of hydropower generation Peaking
Type of permit Reclamation

Ownership and operation

Owner Reclamation Pacific Northwest Region (PN)
Owner type Reclamation
Year first online (conventional hydro) 1957
Transmission or distribution system owner Bonneville Power Administration

Power and generating capacity

Number of units 4
Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant 176.4 MW
Average annual net hydropower generation 578,222.8 MWH

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