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Auglaize Hydroelectric Plant: Bryan: 4.5: City of Bryan [21] Captain Anthony Meldahl Locks and Dam: Felicity: 105: American Municipal Power [21] Largest hydroelectric plant on the Ohio River. Located on the Kentucky side of the river. The City of Hamilton retains 51.4% of the power generation. [22] Greenup Lock and Dam
The city of Columbus installed a hydroelectric operation on the west side of the dam, which was completed in 1987. [5] The turbines can only be operated when there is sufficient flow, which means the dam cannot continuously produce electricity. With a head of 18 feet (5.5 m), [6] the two turbines together produce 5 megawatts. [5] [7]
The lock chambers are located at the dam on the Kentucky side of the Ohio River and are capable of a normal lift of 37 feet (11 m) between the McAlpine pool upstream and the Cannelton pool downstream. The hydroelectric plant consists of eight turbine units with a net power generation capacity of 80,000 kilowatts.
They determined that building a system of locks and dams to form pools was the best solution to the problem. Following the opening of the lock and dam at Davis Island in 1885, the venture proved to be worthy. In 1910, the Rivers and Harbors Act was authorized by Congress. The Act allowed the production of a system of locks and dams along the Ohio.
The plant is located inside the Ohio Natural Wildlife Conservation Area and is considered a large impoundment hydro power plant. [3] The station was built after a canal and dam within the Ohio river in an attempt to allow boats to navigate the 8 ft vertical drop among the falls that spanned 2 miles wide. Production of the canal and dam began in ...
Federal Power Commission granted a license for Cinergy to operate a hydroelectric power plant at the dam. Cinergy was later bought by Duke Energy. The plant has a capacity of 81,000 kVA. [2] On September 27, 2009, the 1,200-foot lock failed and the gates "mismitered" due to a solenoid malfunction. The lock was repaired and reopened on March 1 ...
This category contains articles about hydroelectric power plants in the U.S. state of Ohio. Pages in category "Hydroelectric power plants in Ohio" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
The amount of hydroelectric power generated is strongly affected by changes in precipitation and surface runoff. [4] Hydroelectric stations exist in at least 34 US states. The largest concentration of hydroelectric generation in the US is in the Columbia River basin, which in 2012 was the source of 44% of the nation's hydroelectricity. [5]