Consumers Energy explores sale of 13 hydroelectric dams
Consumers Energy officials confirmed the company experienced a recent yearly $150 million-plus loss on its hydroelectric fleet because of needed upgrades to its 13 dams on five Lower Michigan rivers.
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Interactive Map of Proposed Hydropower Dams | Grand …
Dams, Energy, Water, Maps, Interactive maps | February 15, 2024. Developers have proposed several pumped storage hydroelectric projects on or near …
Ames Hydro: Making History Since 1891
A 2013 inductee into Hydro Review's Hydro Hall of Fame, the Ames hydro plant on the South Fork of the San Miguel River in southwest Colorado made hydropower history in 1891 when it utilized alternating current for the very first time.. By Alfred Hughes and Richard Rudolph. The 3.6-MW Ames hydroelectric project near Telluride, Colo., …
Gross dam's powerful benefit | Denver Water
Hydropower is a valuable resource for power in the state. Colorado has more than 60 hydropower facilities that have the combined capacity to produce 1,150 …
Hydroelectric Dams Pros and Cons: Everything You Need to …
This ongoing availability is a huge factor when weighing the hydroelectric dams pros and cons. Turbine blades, located inside the dam structure, spin as water surges through the embankment. ... It is the largest reservoir in the United States and is augmented by melting snow from the Colorado River. In 2016, the Voice of America …
Duke Energy to sell five small hydroelectric plants to Northbrook …
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Duke Energy Carolinas (DEC) announced today that through a competitive bidding process, it will sell five small hydroelectric plants in the Western Carolinas region to Northbrook Energy. The transaction will save customers money over time, while ensuring a continued source of clean energy. The facilities, which …
List of dams in the Colorado River system
Map showing locations of major dams in the Colorado River basin. Lee's Ferry, which separates the Upper and Lower Basins, is located just downriver from Glen Canyon Dam.. This is a list of dams on the Colorado River system of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.The Colorado runs 1,450 mi (2,330 km) from the Rocky Mountains …
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Colorado River Dams Could Stop Producing Hydropower
As a historic drought continues into its third decade, the hydroelectric dams along the Colorado River will start seeing less electricity production, potentially causing electricity costs to rise across the West, writes Luke Runyon. "Lake Powell is the nation's second largest reservoir," producing power for 5 million people.
HYDROVISION highlights the importance of hydropower in …
Colorado is even home to three pumped storage hydropower plants. In April 2021, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed HB21-1052, Define Hydroelectricity as …
A small hydroelectric plant with big water rights is the …
Downstream, steady flows are vital for the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program, which runs along a 15-mile stretch of the river near Palisade. The Colorado River District estimated that, in dry years, Shoshone sends 41,000 acre-feet to 86,000 acre-feet of water through the reach that wouldn't otherwise be there.
In $100 million Colorado River deal, water and power …
Alex Hager. /. KUNC. The Shoshone Hydroelectric Facility sits beneath a busy stretch of Interstate 70 on Jan. 26, 2024. The Colorado River District is poised to …
Gross dam's powerful benefit | Denver Water
Hydropower is a valuable resource for power in the state. Colorado has more than 60 hydropower facilities that have the combined capacity to produce 1,150 megawatts of power. Denver Water's seven facilities in 2019 produced 52,929 megawatt hours of power. Money from the sale of the power produced throughout Denver Water's …
Glen Canyon Dam | Upper Colorado Region | Bureau of …
Glen Canyon Dam is the second highest concrete-arch dam in the United States, second only to Hoover Dam which stands at 726 feet. The 25.16 million acre-feet of water storage capacity in Lake Powell, created by Glen Canyon Dam, serves as a 'bank account' of water that is drawn on in times of drought. This stored water has made it possible ...
Large and Powerful Dams of Colorado
The Grand Valley Diversion Dam located northeast of Palisade, CO. Photo: Jeffrey Beall. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Grand Valley Diversion Dam was constructed from 1913 to 1916 and is located northeast of Grand Junction on the Colorado River. One of the first and largest dams of its kind to be constructed in the US ...
West Slope water interests make a $98.5M play for a major …
Led by the Glenwood Springs-based Colorado River District, the proposed $98.5 million deal would allow a coalition of West Slope entities to purchase from Xcel …
A Crisis Of Water And Power On The Colorado River
Glen Canyon Dam holds back Lake Powell. The dam's hydroelectric generation diminishes as the reservoir declines. Credit: Luke Runyon/KUNC. With the river's infrastructure able to cushion ...
CMS Energy to explore sale of 13 hydroelectric dams | Reuters
Aug 9 (Reuters) - CMS Energy Corp's (CMS.N) unit Consumers Energy said on Wednesday it will explore the sale of its 13 hydroelectric dams, as the energy provider looks to minimize the cost burden ...
Consumers Energy exploring possible sale of 13 hydroelectric dams …
August 9, 2023 / 9:17 AM EDT / AP. Consumers Energy wants to explore the possible sale of its 13 hydroelectric dams as the Michigan utility evaluates their future and cost efficiency. The Jackson ...
Hydroelectric Energy Efficiency along the Colorado River
Hydroelectric Power Generation using Table 1 to show Proportional Densities: The larger the icon, the higher the hydropower plant energy production in …
6. Hydroelectric Power and the Bureau of Reclamation
The West's high mountain streams, with their potential of producing hydroelectricity, also proved valuable to a newcomer in the American West: the U.S. Reclamation Service (today's Bureau of Reclamation), established in 1902 to construct and operate dams and canal systems to irrigate – and thus encourage settlement – in 16 arid and semi ...
National Hydropower Map
National Hydropower Map. Conventional Hydropower and Pumped Storage projects generate about about 7% of the electricity used in the United States. This useful resource provides a state-by-state look at existing conventional hydropower and pumped-storage projects. Also included are the existing dams in each state being used to impound water …
Colorado-Big Thompson Project | Northern Water
The Colorado-Big Thompson Project collects, stores and delivers more than 200,000 acre-feet of supplemental water each year. Melting snowpack in the Colorado River …
Hydro Site for Sale « Green Energy Times
Hydro Site for Sale. A dam of this size with a semi-Kaplan turbine would provide 58,469 kilowatt-hours per year, with a gross value of $12,569 per year. Photo courtesy of Josiah Allen Real Estate. In …
Midwest
Hydropower in the Midwest. Of the 28,000 existing dams in the Midwest, those that generate electricity supplied thousands of megawatt hours (MWh) of power to the region in 2013. South Dakota enjoys the highest percentage of hydro in its generation mix, and at more than 4 million MWh, the state produced nearly 40 of its electricity from hydro ...
Hydropower in Colorado
These dams were constructed in the early 1960s to store water for the upper Colorado River Basin; adding hydropower became an incidental purpose, says Bureau …
Hydroelectricity | City of Boulder
No new dams or overhead transmission lines - two of the negative impacts often associated with hydroelectric power - were built. Hydroelectric Generation. ... The city received $2,059,262 in hydropower revenue for 2016 compared to projected revenue of $2,226,000. Total generation for 2016 was about 40,798,941 kilowatt hours (kWh) or enough to ...
U.S. Hydropower Market Report
On the front cover: Red Rock Hydroelectric Project, Marion County, IA (image courtesy of Missouri River Energy Services). ... Available for sale to the public, in paper, from: U.S. Department of Commerce. National Technical Information Service 5285 Port Royal Road Springfield, VA 22161 phone: 800.553.6847 ... powering non-powered dams (NPDs). ...
Hydroelectric Energy Efficiency along the Colorado River
Hydroelectric Power Generation using Table 1 to show Proportional Densities: The larger the icon, the higher the hydropower plant energy production in terawatt-hours (TWH). Hydropower Efficiency of 11 Dams within 1 mile of the Colorado River at Max Volume and their Statistics (noting that the mean power production is 3,217 …