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*[[Hydropower-General Learning Page| '''Hydropower General Learning Page''']] | *[[Hydropower-General Learning Page| '''Hydropower General Learning Page''']] | ||
| − | *[http://www.creda.org/Documents/Messaging%20Final%20100510.pdf '''CREDA Fact Sheet on Hydropower'''] | + | *[http://www.creda.org/Documents/Messaging%20Final%20100510.pdf '''CREDA Fact Sheet on Hydropower and Glen Canyon Dam'''] |
*[[Media:Jeka PPT Capacity Energy handout 2013.pdf| '''Capacity & Energy handout''']] | *[[Media:Jeka PPT Capacity Energy handout 2013.pdf| '''Capacity & Energy handout''']] | ||
*[[Media:Jeka PPT Western CRPS Aug 2013 AMWG.pdf|'''Overview of the Colorado River Storage Project (CRSP) Management Center for Western Area Power Administration (WAPA)''']] | *[[Media:Jeka PPT Western CRPS Aug 2013 AMWG.pdf|'''Overview of the Colorado River Storage Project (CRSP) Management Center for Western Area Power Administration (WAPA)''']] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/crsp/gc/faq.html '''U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)'''] | ||
*'''[https://www.wapa.gov/Pages/western.aspx Western Area Power Administration (WAPA)]''' | *'''[https://www.wapa.gov/Pages/western.aspx Western Area Power Administration (WAPA)]''' | ||
*'''[http://www.creda.org/ Colorado River Energy Distribution Association (CREDA)]''' | *'''[http://www.creda.org/ Colorado River Energy Distribution Association (CREDA)]''' | ||
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* Temperature: Year round temperatures of '''45 degrees F to 50 degrees F'''. | * Temperature: Year round temperatures of '''45 degrees F to 50 degrees F'''. | ||
* Since the signing of the final operating criteria in February 1997, powerplant releases do not exceed 25,000 cfs, other than during HFE's or emergency situations, and have most often averaged between 10,000 cfs and 20,000 cfs. | * Since the signing of the final operating criteria in February 1997, powerplant releases do not exceed 25,000 cfs, other than during HFE's or emergency situations, and have most often averaged between 10,000 cfs and 20,000 cfs. | ||
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Glen Canyon Dam is a 710-foot-high concrete arch dam, and the second highest dam in the United States. The powerplant at Glen Canyon Dam is made up of eight hydroelectric generation stations. The combined generation capability of all eight turbines is 1,320 megawatts. The hydropower resource at Glen Canyon Dam is monitored intensively by the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Western Area Power Administration (WAPA), the entity that markets Glen Canyon Dam power to power distributors in the western United States. Tracking power generation, power market rates, necessary power purchases, and power revenue provides a mechanism for understanding how changes in Glen Canyon Dam operations affect energy generation and the energy market. |
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