US Bureau of Reclamation revives 92-year-old Idaho hydro unit

Washington (Platts)--19Aug2004

The US Bureau of Reclamation has completed retrofitting a historic
hydroelectric plant in Boise, Idaho, that has been idle for more than 20
years. The 92-year-old Boise Diversion Dam, which will be capable of
generating 3.4 MW, was placed in reserve status in 1982 because of its high
operations and maintenance cost. The bureau decided to bring it back on-line
after wholesale power prices soared in 2000. Reclamation crews spent the last
three years upgrading the aging generators and turbines in the plant located
in the Boise Valley with "state-of-the-art" governors and control systems,
that will ensure the generators constantly spin at their correct speeds.

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