Rocky Reach P-2145
General information | |
| Waterway |
Columbia River |
| Current status | Active license |
| Type of facility | Conventional Hydro |
| Mode of hydropower generation | Run-of-river/Upstream Peaking |
| Type of permit | FERC License |
FERC information | |
| FERC docket # | P-2145 |
| FERC project name | Rocky Reach |
| Permit issued | 2/14/09 |
| Permit expiration | 1/27/52 |
Ownership and operation | |
| Owner | PUD No 1 of Chelan County |
| Owner type | Publicly Owned Utility |
| Year first online (conventional hydro) | 1961 |
| Transmission or distribution system owner | PUD No 1 of Chelan County |
Power and generating capacity | |
| Number of units | 11 |
| Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant | 1,299.6 MW |
| Average annual net hydropower generation | 6,009,564.2 MWH |
Proceeding downstream from the Canadian-U.S. border, the first two dams on the Columbia River are Grand Coulee and Chief Joseph, both of which are federally owned and operated.
The next five dams are all under Commission license: the 774-MW Wells Project No. 2149; the Rocky Reach Project No. 2145; the 623-MW Rock Island Project No. 943; and the 1,893-MW Priest Rapids Project No. 2114, which includes two dams. These seven dams are collectively called the ‚mid-Columbia dams.
The project consists of an 8,235-acre reservoir13 and a 2,847-foot-long by 130-foot-high concrete gravity dam spanning the river.
Milestones
| License Issued | 02-19-2009 |
| Draft EIS Issued | 08-31-2005 |
| Settlement Agreement Submitted to FERC | 03-20-2006 |
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News and updates
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