KY

Smithland P-6641

General information

Waterway  Ohio River
Current status   Active license 
Type of facility Conventional Hydro
Type of permit FERC License

FERC information

FERC docket # P-6641
FERC project name Smithland Lock & Dam
Permit issued 6/25/88
Permit expiration 5/27/38

Ownership and operation

Owner City of Marion, Kentucky
Owner type Publicly Owned Utility
Year first online (conventional hydro) 2017
Transmission or distribution system owner Big Rivers Electric Corp

Power and generating capacity

Number of units 3
Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant 75.9 MW
Average annual net hydropower generation 209,229.0 MWH

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