Hydropower Program
FERC Licenses on Reclamation Facilities
The following, operational hydroelectric powerplants are licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commision (FERC) on Bureau of Reclamation water facilities.
| Plant | Managing Region | FERC Docket | Operating Entity | Capacity (kW) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45-Mile | Columbia-Pacific Northwest | 13817 | Apple, Inc. | 5,000 |
| American Falls | Columbia-Pacific Northwest | 2736 | Idaho Power Company | 92,400 |
| Arrowrock Dam | Columbia-Pacific Northwest | 4656 | Boise-Kuna Irrigation District, Nampa and Meridian Irrigation District, New York Irrigation District, Wilder Irrigation District, and Big Bend Irrigation District | 15,000 |
| Cascade | Columbia-Pacific Northwest | 2848 | Idaho Power Company | 12,420 |
| Cowiche | Columbia-Pacific Northwest | 7337 | Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District | 1,470 |
| Dietrich Drop | Columbia-Pacific Northwest | 8909 | Big Wood Canal Company | 4,770 |
| East Side | California-Great Basin | 2082 | Scottish Power (Pacificorp) | 3,200 |
| Echo Dam | Upper Colordado Basin | 3755 | City of Bountiful | 4,500 |
| El Vado Dam | Upper Colordado Basin | 5226 | County of Los Alamos | 8,000 |
| Eltopia Branch Canal 4.6 | Columbia-Pacific Northwest | 3842 | Columbia Basin Hydropower | 2,200 |
| Esquatzel Power | Columbia-Pacific Northwest | 12638 | Green Energy Today LLC | 900 |
| Fargo Drop No. 1 | Columbia-Pacific Northwest | 5042 | Boise Project Board of Control | 1,100 |
| Felt Hydro | Columbia-Pacific Northwest | 5089 | Fall River Rural Cooperative | 7,450 |
| Friant Dam (Fishwater Release Powerhouse) | California-Great Basin | 11068 | Friant Power Authority and Orange Cove Irrigation District | 523 |
Friant Dam (New River Outlet Powerhouse) | California-Great Basin | 11068 | Friant Power Authority and Orange Cove Irrigation District | 7,026 |
Friant Project (Friant-Kern Powerhouse) | California-Great Basin | 2892 | Friant Power Authority and Orange Cove Irrigation District | 16,560 |
Friant Project (Madera Powerhouse) | California-Great Basin | 2892 | Friant Power Authority and Orange Cove Irrigation District | 8,798 |
Friant Project (River Outlet 2 Powerhouse) | California-Great Basin | 2892 | Friant Power Authority and Orange Cove Irrigation District | 2,000 |
| Garland Canal | Missouri Basin | 3031 | Shoshone Irrigation District | 2,610 |
| High Line Canal | California-Great Basin | 7252 | Santa Clara | 530 |
| Island Park | Columbia-Pacific Northwest | 2973 | Fall River Rural Electric | 4,800 |
| Little Wood Reservoir | Columbia-Pacific Northwest | 7427 | Little Wood Irrigation District | 3,000 |
| Low Line No. 8 Arena Drop | Columbia-Pacific Northwest | 5056 | Boise Project Board of Control | 385 |
| Lower Turnbull Drop | Missouri Basin | 12597 | Turnbull Hydro, LLC | 7,700 |
| Madera Canal | California-Great Basin | 5765 | Madera-Chowchilla Water and Power Authority | 440 |
| Madera Canal Water Power STA 1174+84 | California-Great Basin | 2958 | Madera-Chowchilla Water and Power Authority | 563 |
| Madera Canal Water Power STA 1923+10 | California-Great Basin | 2958 | Madera-Chowchilla Water and Power Authority | 916 |
| Madera Canal Water Power STA 980+65 | California-Great Basin | 2958 | Madera-Chowchilla Water and Power Authority | 2,125 |
| Main Canal Headworks | Columbia-Pacific Northwest | 2849 | Columbia Basin Hydropower | 26,000 |
| Mile 28 | Columbia-Pacific Northwest | 10552 | Contractor's Power Group | 1,500 |
| Mitchell Butte Lateral | Columbia-Pacific Northwest | 5357 | Owyhee Irrigation District | 1,880 |
| Monroe Drop | Columbia-Pacific Northwest | 14430 | Apple, Inc. | 300 |
| Monticello | California-Great Basin | 2780 | Solano Irrigation District | 11,500 |
| Mora Drop Hydro | Columbia-Pacific Northwest | 3403 | Boise-Kuna Irrigation District, Nampa and Meridian Irrigation District, New York Irrigation District, Wilder Irrigation District, Big Bend Irrigation District, and Boise Project Board of Control | 1,900 |
| Navajo Dam | Upper Colordado Basin | 4720 | City of Farmington | 30,000 |
| New Lahontan | California-Great Basin | 7828 | Truckee-Carson Irrigation District | 4,000 |
| Orchard Avenue | Columbia-Pacific Northwest | 7338 | Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District | 1,441 |
| Owyhee Dam | Columbia-Pacific Northwest | 4354 | Gem, Owyhee, and Ridgeview Irrigation Districts | 4,340 |
| Owyhee Tunnel No. 1 | Columbia-Pacific Northwest | 4359 | Owyhee Irrigation District & Hydro | 8,120 |
| Pineview Dam | Upper Colordado Basin | 4597 | City of Bountiful | 1,800 |
| Potholes East Canal 66.0 | Columbia-Pacific Northwest | 3843 | Columbia Basin Hydropower | 2,400 |
| Potholes East Canal Headworks | Columbia-Pacific Northwest | 2840 | Grant County Public Utility District | 6,500 |
| Quincy Chute | Columbia-Pacific Northwest | 2937 | Grant County Public Utility District | 9,367 |
| Ruedi Dam | Missouri Basin | 3603 | City of Aspen | 3,200 |
| Russel D Smith PEC 22.7 | Columbia-Pacific Northwest | 2926 | Columbia Basin Hydropower | 6,100 |
| Stony Gorge Hydroelectric | California-Great Basin | 3193 | City of Santa Clara | 4,900 |
| Sugarloaf Dam | Missouri Basin | 3819 | STS Hydropower Ltd. | 2,800 |
| Summer Falls | Columbia-Pacific Northwest | 3295 | Columbia Basin Hydropower | 92,000 |
| Tiber Dam | Missouri Basin | 3574 | Tiber Montana LLC | 7,500 |
| Tieton Dam | Columbia-Pacific Northwest | 3701 | Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District | 13,600 |
| Upper Turnbull Drop | Missouri Basin | 12598 | Turnbull Hydro, LLC | 5,300 |
| Vallecito Dam | Upper Colordado Basin | 3174 | Ptarmigan Resources & Energy, Inc. | 5,880 |
| West Side | California-Great Basin | 2082 | Scottish Power (Pacificorp) | 600 |
| Whiskey Dam Power Project | California-Great Basin | 2888 | City of Redding | 3,530 |
| Total Capacity (54 Plants) | 472,844 |
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