ID
Swan Falls P-503
General information | |
| Waterway |
Snake River |
| Current status | Active license |
| Type of facility | Conventional Hydro |
| Mode of hydropower generation | Reregulating |
| Type of permit | FERC License |
FERC information | |
| FERC docket # | P-503 |
| FERC project name | Swan Falls |
| Permit issued | 9/23/12 |
| Permit expiration | 8/27/42 |
Ownership and operation | |
| Owner | Idaho Power Co |
| Owner type | Investor-Owned Utility |
| Year first online (conventional hydro) | 1994 |
| Transmission or distribution system owner | Idaho Power Co |
Power and generating capacity | |
| Number of units | 2 |
| Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant | 25.0 MW |
| Average annual net hydropower generation | 121,193.9 MWH |
The project is located on the Snake River, in Ada and Owyhee Counties, Idaho in the southwestern portion of the Snake River Plain. The Project consists of a 1,218-foot-long, 88-foot-high concrete gravity and rock-fill dam. The Swan Falls Project reservoir is a re-regulating reservoir.
Milestones
| License Application Filed | 06-28-2008 |
| Final EIS Issued | 08-06-2010 |
| License Issued | 09-28-2012 |
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