Edward C Hyatt is a 644.1MW hydro power project. It is located on Feather river/basin in California, the US. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. The project construction commenced in 1964 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1969.

Project Type	Total Capacity (MW)	Active Capacity (MW)	Pipeline Capacity (MW)	Project Status	Project Location	Project Developer
Hydropower	644.1	644.1	–	Active	California, the US

Description

The project is currently owned by California Department of Water Resources.

Edward C Hyatt is a pumped storage project. The total number of penstocks, pipes or long channels that carry water down from the hydroelectric reservoir to the turbines inside the actual power station, are 2 in number. The penstock diameter is 6.7m. The project generated 584.235 GWh of electricity.

Development Status

The project construction commenced in 1964 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1969.

Contractors Involved

Voith Hydro Holding was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 3 turbines, each with 97.8MW nameplate capacity.

Voith Hydro Holding was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 3 turbines, each with 117MW nameplate capacity.

Westinghouse Electric supplied 3 electric generators for the project.

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