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Potholes East Canal 66.0 P-3843

General information

Waterway  Irrigation Canal
Current status   Active license 
Type of facility Conventional Hydro
Mode of hydropower generation Canal/Conduit
Type of permit FERC License

FERC information

FERC docket # P-3843
FERC project name Potholes East Canal
Permit issued 12/4/81
Permit expiration 12/27/31

Ownership and operation

Owner Grand Coulee Project Hydroelectric Authority
Owner type Publicly Owned Utility
Year first online (conventional hydro) 1985
Transmission or distribution system owner Bonneville Power Administration

Power and generating capacity

Number of units 1
Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant 2.3 MW
Average annual net hydropower generation 7,800.1 MWH

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