Priest Rapids P-2114

General information
Waterway	Columbia River
Current status	Active license
Type of facility	Conventional Hydro
Mode of hydropower generation	Peaking
Type of permit	FERC License
FERC information
FERC docket #	P-2114
FERC project name	Priest Rapids
Other projects with this FERC number	Wanapum P-2114
Permit issued	4/12/08
Permit expiration	3/27/52
Ownership and operation
Owner	PUD No 2 of Grant County
Owner type	Publicly Owned Utility
Year first online (conventional hydro)	1959
Transmission or distribution system owner	Bonneville Power Administration
Power and generating capacity
Number of units	10
Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant	955.6 MW
Average annual net hydropower generation	4,506,885.7 MWH

The project is located on the mid-Columbia River, in portions of Grant, Yakima, Kittitas, Douglas, Benton, and Chelan Counties, Washington, and occupies about 3,052 acres of federal land.

In the project area, there are more than 40 species of fish, including both anadromous and resident fish. There are six anadromous species, including Chinook salmon; sockeye salmon; steelhead; coho salmon; Pacific lamprey; and American Shad. There are 38 resident species, including bull trout, white sturgeon, rainbow trout, walleye, smallmouth bass, and northern pikeminnow.

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