WY

Pilot Butte

General information

Waterway  Wyoming Canal - Wind River
Current status   Active license 
Type of facility Conventional Hydro
Mode of hydropower generation Run-of-river
Type of permit Reclamation

Ownership and operation

Owner Reclamation Great Plains Region (GP)
Owner type Reclamation
Year first online (conventional hydro) 1925
Transmission or distribution system owner WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration

Power and generating capacity

Number of units 2
Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant 1.6 MW
Average annual net hydropower generation 4,912.4 MWH

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News and updates

From California Sportfishing Protection Alliance11/24/2024

FERC Holds PG&E Accountable for 2023 Butte Canal Failure

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