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173.2 MW Hydro operating in Montrose, CO
173.2 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Conventional Hydroelectric
Technology
1970
Operating Since
Coordinates
38.4518, -107.5393
County
Montrose, CO
Nearby Plants
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| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | U S Bureau of Reclamation | US Bureau of Reclamation | United States Bureau of Reclamation |
| Owner(s) | U S Bureau of Reclamation | US Bureau of Reclamation | United States Bureau of Reclamation |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as US Bureau of Reclamation
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Morrow Point Dam is a 468-foot-tall (143 m) concrete double-arch dam on the Gunnison River located in Colorado, the first dam of its type built by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Located in the upper Black Canyon of the Gunnison, it creates Morrow Point Reservoir, and is within the National Park Service-operated Curecanti National Recreation Area. The dam is between the Blue Mesa Dam (upstream) and the Crystal Dam (downstream). Morrow Point Dam and reservoir are part of the Bureau of Reclamation's Wayne N. Aspinall Unit of the Colorado River Storage Project, which retains the waters of the Colorado River and its tributaries for agricultural and municipal use in the American Southwest. The dam's primary purpose is hydroelectric power generation.
Read more on WikipediaMorrow Point is a hydroelectric power plant located in Montrose County, Colorado. The plant has a total capacity of 173.2 MW and began operating in 1970. It is owned and operated by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The plant utilizes conventional hydroelectric technology with water (WAT) as its primary fuel source. Morrow Point is composed of two generators.
In the most recent year of reported data, Morrow Point generated 309,764 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 20.3%. The plant operates within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region and is under the balancing authority of the Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region. Morrow Point ranks as the 3rd largest hydroelectric plant out of 3 in Colorado, and 111th out of 194 nationally.
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Grid Region
Mountain West
Market
Bilateral Market
NERC Region
WECC — Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Balancing Authority
Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM)
Grid Voltage
230.0 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Federal
Sector
Electric Utility
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8.5K MWh
Latest Month
309.8K MWh
Annual Generation
20.3%
Capacity Factor
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2013
$2,294/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $397.4M
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