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Philpott Lake

General information

Waterway  Reservoir
Current status   Active license 
Type of facility Conventional Hydro
Mode of hydropower generation Peaking
Type of permit US Army Corps of Engineers

Ownership and operation

Owner USCE-Wilmington District
Owner type USACE
Year first online (conventional hydro) 1953
Transmission or distribution system owner Appalachian Power Co

Power and generating capacity

Number of units 3
Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant 14.0 MW
Average annual net hydropower generation 22,368.0 MWH

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