Little Goose is an 810MW hydro power project. It is located on Snake river/basin in Washington, the US. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. The project construction commenced in 1963 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1970.
Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Hydropower | 810 | 810 | – | Active | Washington, the US |
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Description
The project is currently owned by US Army Corps of Engineers with a stake of 100%.
Little Goose is a run-of-river project.
Development Status
The project construction commenced in 1963 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1970.
Contractors Involved
The turbines for the hydro power project have been supplied by Allis-Chalmers Power Systems and Andritz Hydro.
General Electric supplied 3 electric generators for the project. The generator capacity is 142.1 MVA.
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