Renewable World Energies Submits Weekly Filing for Au Train Hydroelectric Project

Renewable World Energies, LLC has submitted a report to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regarding the Au Train Hydroelectric Project. The report contains weekly emails sent to D2SI-CRO from October 6th to October 12th, as per the January 11, 2024 directive to provide daily emails regarding the Au Train project water levels.

The report summarizes the status of the project's turbines, headwater and tailwater elevations, and flow releases through the powerhouse and siphon. The summary provides detailed information on the operational status of the project, including the percentage of turbine operation, flow rates, and precipitation data.

Key Takeaways:

• The Au Train Hydroelectric Project's Unit #1 turbine operated at 40% to 55% capacity from October 6th to October 12th.
• The project's USGS gate data was discontinued, resulting in no data on CFS (cubic feet per second) during this period.
• The spillway was not spilling water, and there was no change in seepage at the leech vault.
• Headwater elevations at the project's pond ranged from 773.48 NAVD88 to 773.64 NAVD88 during this period.
• Tailwater is not monitored at the project, and USGS gage data is also discontinued.
• Flow releases through the powerhouse and siphon ranged from 24 CFS to 33 CFS during this period.
• There was no precipitation on several days, except for 0.1" and 0.3" of rain on October 6th and October 11th, respectively.

Statistics:

• The project's Unit #1 turbine operated at 40% capacity on October 12th.
• The flow release through the powerhouse and siphon was 24 CFS on October 11th.
• The spillway was not spilling water during this period.
• The headwater elevation at the project's pond was 773.64 NAVD88 on October 10th.
• The precipitation data indicates that there was 0.1" of rain on October 6th and 0.3" of rain on October 11th.

Sources:

• FERC #10856-096 UP Hydro LLC
• https://elibrary.ferc.gov