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Colorado electricity production by type. This is a list of electric power generation stations in the U.S. State of Colorado, sorted by type and name.As of December 2022, Colorado has a total summer capacity of 18,084 MW through all of its power plants, and a year long net generation in 2022 of 58,407 GWh. [2]
The valley is a major fruit-growing region that contains many orchards and vineyards, and is home to one of two designated American Viticultural Areas in Colorado: the Grand Valley AVA. It takes its name from the "Grand River", [ 2 ] the historical name of the Colorado River from its confluence with the Gunnison River that was used by locals in ...
The Grand Valley Diversion Dam is a diversion dam in the De Beque Canyon of the Colorado River, about 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Grand Junction, Colorado in the United States. It is a 14-foot (4.3 m) high, 546-foot (166 m) long concrete roller dam with six gates, which were the first and largest of their kind to be installed in the United ...
The agency's name was changed to the Bonneville Power Administration in 1940. Attempts to replace the BPA with a Columbia Valley Authority that more closely resembled the TVA were made in the 1940s and 1950s, but were ultimately unsuccessful. [5] [6] BPA's first industrial sale was to Alcoa in January 1940, to provide 32,500 kilowatts of power. [7]
The functional Government High Line Canal, also known as the Grand Valley Project, runs along the settled northern edge of the Grand Valley near Grand Junction, Colorado. The canal was built by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and is owned by the federal government, through authorization of the 1902 Reclamation Act.
The following is a list of full-power radio stations, HD Radio subchannels and low-power translators in the United States broadcasting K-Love programming, which can be sorted by their call signs, frequencies, city of license, state and broadcast area. Blue background indicates a low-power FM translator. Gray background indicates an HD Radio ...
In 2021, hydroelectric power produced 31.5% of the total renewable electricity, and 6.3% of the total U.S. electricity. [2] According to the International Hydropower Association, the United States is the 3rd largest producer of hydroelectric power in the world in 2021 after Brazil and China. [3] Total installed capacity for 2020 was 102.8 GW.
1]: Length: 730 mi (1,170 km): Basin size: 48,100 sq mi (125,000 km 2): Discharge: : • location: Green River, Utah [2]: • average: 6,121 cu ft/s (173.3 m 3 /s) [2]: • minimum: 380 cu ft/s (11 m 3 /s): • maximum: 68,100 cu ft/s (1,930 m 3 /s): Basin features; Tributaries: : • left: Blacks Fork, Henrys Fork, Duchesne River, Price River, San Rafael River: • right: New Fork River, Big ...