BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
HYDROELECTRIC POWERPLANTS
FISCAL YEAR 1997 SERVICE RECORD
| Powerplant | Capacity (kW) | Net Generation (kWh) | Maximum Hourly Generation (kW) | Plant Factor (%) | Utilization Factor (%) |
Availability Factor (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcova | 36,000 | 154,956,020 | 37,000 | 49.5 | 102.8 | 90.37 |
| Anderson Ranch | 40,000 | 199,530,660 | 40,700 | 57.2 | 101.8 | 88.24 |
| Big Thompson | 4,500 | 13,616,100 | 5,000 | 34.9 | 111.1 | 74.43 |
| Black Canyon | 10,200 | 68,801,300 | 10,200 | 78 | 100 | 97.95 |
| Blue Mesa | 86,400 | 371,636,048 | 87,000 | 49.3 | 100.7 | 92.88 |
| Boise River Diversion | 1,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Boysen | 15,000 | 91,337,000 | 17,000 | 70.4 | 113.3 | 80.13 |
| Buffalo Bill | 18,000 | 109,136,695 | 18,000 | 69.5 | 100 | 88.05 |
| Canyon Ferry | 50,000 | 447,172,557 | 57,000 | 103.3 | 114 | 99.54 |
| Chandler | 12,000 | 43,566,310 | 12,000 | 42 | 100 | 86.10 |
| Crystal | 28,000 | 218,276,778 | 31,000 | 89.4 | 110.7 | 96.19 |
| Davis | 240,000 | 1,339,525,000 | 247,000 | 63.8 | 102.9 | 86.22 |
| Deer Creek | 4,950 | 36,611,686 | 5,490 | 84.6 | 110.9 | 98.87 |
| Elephant Butte | 27,945 | 116,456,450 | 30,183 | 47.8 | 108 | 74.17 |
| Estes | 45,000 | 99,707,254 | 48,000 | 25.7 | 106.7 | 93.46 |
| Flaming Gorge | 151,500 | 690,508,331 | 139,000 | 52.3 | 91.8 | 90.99 |
| Flatiron 1 & 2 | 86,040 | 207,437,980 | 82,000 | 27.63 | 95.3 | 78.27 |
| Flatiron 3 * | 8,500 | 132,000 | 8,500 | 0.2 | 100 | 72.67 |
| Folsom | 198,720 | 643,942,205 | 180,000 | 37.1 | 90.6 | 88.26 |
| Fontenelle | 10,000 | 70,634,420 | 11,500 | 81.1 | 115 | 95.79 |
| Fremont Canyon | 66,800 | 342,952,464 | 66,000 | 55.8 | 98.8 | 82.21 |
| Glen Canyon | 1,288,200 | 6,699,623,161 | 1,091,000 | 59.5 | 84.7 | 87.14 |
| Glendo | 38,000 | 131,112,142 | 38,000 | 39.6 | 100 | 74.57 |
| Grand Coulee | 6,180,000 | 26,787,353,545 | 5,889,000 | 49.7 | 95.3 | 86.97 |
| Grand Coulee P/G * | 314,000 | 85,937,000 | 288,000 | 3.1 | 91.7 | 60.49 |
| Green Mountain | 26,000 | 83,456,000 | 30,000 | 36.9 | 115.4 | 94.47 |
| Green Springs | 17,290 | 75,713,500 | 18,700 | 54.2 | 108.2 | 91.88 |
| Guernsey | 6,400 | 24,388,116 | 6,200 | 44 | 96.9 | 93.00 |
| Heart Mountain | 5,000 | 17,351,356 | 6,000 | 40.2 | 120 | 49.31 |
| Hoover | 2,078,800 | 5,284,240,133 | 1,900,000 | 29.1 | 91.4 | 83.46 |
| Hungry Horse | 428,000 | 1,352,523,000 | 404,000 | 36.3 | 94.4 | 80.77 |
| Judge Francis Carr | 154,400 | 455,976,857 | 149,000 | 33.8 | 96.5 | 84.38 |
| Keswick | 117,000 | 483,256,260 | 109,000 | 47.4 | 93.1 | 93.41 |
| Kortes | 36,000 | 194,219,280 | 40,000 | 61.8 | 111.1 | 87.91 |
| Lewiston | 350 | 3,083,000 | 100.6 | 99.89 | ||
| Lower Molina | 4,860 | 19,263,300 | 5,200 | 45.3 | 107 | 93.45 |
| Marys Lake | 8,100 | 38,723,800 | 9,000 | 55.3 | 111.1 | 90.96 |
| McPhee | 1,282 | 584,128 | 1,254 | 5.2 | 97.82 | 74.21 |
| Minidoka | 27,700 | 113,627,464 | 28,100 | 47.4 | 101.4 | 96.72 |
| Morrow Point | 173,334 | 480,624,222 | 144,000 | 31.8 | 83.1 | 90.94 |
| Mt. Elbert * | 200,000 | 240,272,000 | 199,000 | 13.9 | 99.5 | 94.10 |
| New Melones | 300,000 | 975,338,680 | 383,000 | 37.2 | 127.7 | 89.42 |
| Nimbus | 13,500 | 55,671,964 | 15,000 | 47.8 | 111.1 | 75.73 |
| O'Neill * | 25,200 | 4,975,320 | 18,200 | 2.4 | 72.2 | 95.33 |
| Palisades | 176,564 | 880,837,790 | 167,000 | 57.1 | 94.6 | 94.29 |
| Parker | 120,000 | 550,100,749 | 100,000 | 52.5 | 83.3 | 91.47 |
| Pilot Butte | 1,600 | 3,525,065 | 1,600 | 25.5 | 100 | 86.34 |
| Pole Hill | 38,200 | 165,112,800 | 34,000 | 49.5 | 89 | 84.47 |
| Roza | 12,937 | 55,083,239 | 12,500 | 48.8 | 96.6 | 99.90 |
| San Luis (Fed Share) * | 202,000 | 388,821,024 | 331,000 | 10.5 | 78.1 | 89.75 |
| Seminoe | 46,575 | 207,237,316 | 51,000 | 50.9 | 109.5 | 94.25 |
| Shasta | 539,000 | 2,217,726,056 | 571,000 | 47.1 | 105.9 | 79.97 |
| Shoshone | 3,000 | 20,670,885 | 3,000 | 83 | 100 | 93.93 |
| Spirit Mountain | 4,500 | 14,038,428 | 5,000 | 36.7 | 111.1 | 91.99 |
| Spring Creek | 180,000 | 564,925,643 | 191,000 | 35.9 | 106.1 | 95.23 |
| Stampede | 3,650 | 9,398,670 | 3,750 | 30.2 | 102.7 | 79.32 |
| Towaoc | 11,495 | 9,101,810 | 6,232 | 9.2 | 54.2 | 69.87 |
| Trinity | 140,000 | 583,144,680 | 131,000 | 47.7 | 93.6 | 91.58 |
| Upper Molina | 8,640 | 32,251,000 | 9,700 | 42.6 | 112.3 | 93.42 |
| Yellowtail | 250,000 | 1,301,972,830 | 267,000 | 59.6 | 106.8 | 91.27 |
* Pump-generating units.
See also: Fiscal Year 1995 Performance Data
Fiscal Year 1996 Performance Data
Fiscal Year 1998 Performance Data
Fiscal Year 1999 Performance Data
Fiscal Year 2000 Performance Data
Fiscal Year 2001 Performance Data
Fiscal Year 2002 Performance Data
Fiscal Year 2003 Performance Data
Fiscal Year 2004 Performance Data
Fiscal Year 2005 Performance Data
Government Fiscal Year 1997 is from October 1, 1996 through September 30, 1997.
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