PILOT BUTTE POWERPLANT
Pilot Butte Powerplant
| Contact: | Susan Kelly Chief, Operations and Maintenance Division Wyoming Area Office P.O. Box 1630 Mills, WY 82644 |
| Telephone Numbers: | Office Phone: (307) 261-5605 Fax: (307) 261-5683 |
| E-Mail Address: | skelly@gp.usbr.gov |
| Reclamation Region: | Great Plains |
| NERC Region: | Western Electricity Coordinating Council, Rocky Mountain Power Area |
| PMA Service Area: | Western Area Power Administration, Rocky Mountain Region |
| Project Authorization: | The project was authorized for construction by the Secretary of the Interior on June 19, 1918, under the terms of the Indian Appropriation Act for fiscal year 1919, and approved by the Congress on May 25, 1918. By the act of June 5, 1920, the project was placed under Reclamation's jurisdiction. On September 25, 1970, Public Law 91-409 reauthorized the project as the Riverton Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program. |
| Project Purposes: | Pilot Canal flows in a generally easterly direction from Pilot Butte Reservoir, servicing lands south of those supplied by the Wyoming Canal. |
| Plant Purpose: | Pilot Butte Powerplant was built to supply power to the project. |
| Plant Facts: | The plant has two generating units which operate under a maximum head of 105 feet with a total capacity of 1,600 kilowatts. Power is distributed over 76 miles of transmission lines. Pilot Butte Powerplant is operated on a seasonal basis during the diversion of irrigation flows to Pilot Butte Reservoir. |
| Plant History: | The Pilot Butte Powerplant, located at the drop from the Wyoming Canal to Pilot Butte Reservoir was taken out of service in June 1973. A new penstock was installed and units were placed in service in June 1990. |
| Present Activities: | Emergency repairs were completed in FY 2003 on the stator core of Unit 2. This required disassembly of the unit and removal of the rotor. Repairs to the rotor were also accomplished during the outage. |
| Future Planned Activities: | None |
| Special Issues: | None |
| River: | Wind River |
| Plant Type: | Conventional |
| Powerhouse Type: | Above Ground |
| Turbine Type: | Francis |
| Original Nameplate Capacity: | 1,600 kW |
| Installed Capacity: | 1,600 kW |
| Year of Initial Operation: | 1925 |
| Age: | 80 years |
| Net Generation: (FY 2005) |
4,326,480 kWh |
| Rated Head: | 100 feet |
| Plant Factor: (FY 2005) |
32.02 percent |
| Remotely Operated: | Yes |
| Production Mode: | Base Load (seasonal) |
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