Cabin Creek is a 300MW hydro power project. It is located on South Clear Creek river/basin in Colorado, 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 1967.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Hydropower 300 300 Active Colorado, the US

Description

The project is currently owned by Xcel Energy.

Cabin Creek is a pumped storage project. The penstock length is 1,219m.

Development Status

The project construction commenced in 1964 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1967.

Contractors Involved

Voith Hydro Holding was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 2 turbines, each with 150MW nameplate capacity.

GE Renewable Energy supplied 2 electric generators for the project.

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