Hells Canyon

OperatingHydro

Ranked #5 of 63 Hydro plants in OR#59 of 1454 nationally

411.1 MW Hydro operating in Wallowa, OR — Idaho Power Company

EIAGEMWD

411.1 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Conventional Hydroelectric

Technology

1967

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

45.2439, -116.7008

County

Wallowa, OR

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Idaho Power Co	Idaho Power	—
Owner(s)	Idaho Power Co	IDACORP	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

Hells Canyon Dam is a concrete gravity dam in the western United States, on the Snake River in Hells Canyon along the Idaho-Oregon border. At river mile 247, the dam impounds Hells Canyon Reservoir; its spillway elevation is 1,680 feet (512 m) above sea level.

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Hells Canyon is a 411.1 MW hydroelectric power plant located in Wallowa County, Oregon. The plant began operating in 1967 and utilizes conventional hydroelectric technology. It is owned by IDACORP and operated by Idaho Power Co. The plant has three generators and uses water (WAT) as its primary fuel source. Hells Canyon ranks as the 5th largest of 11 hydroelectric plants in Oregon, and 59th out of 194 nationally.

The plant operates within the Idaho Power Company balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. In the latest year of reported generation data, Hells Canyon produced 1,925,510 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 53.4%. Financial data indicates an installed cost of $224.37 per kW.

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