Tippy P-2580

General information
Waterway	Manistee River
Current status	Active license
Type of facility	Conventional Hydro
Mode of hydropower generation	Run-of-river
Type of permit	FERC License
FERC information
FERC docket #	P-2580
FERC project name	Tippy
Permit issued	7/10/94
Permit expiration	6/26/34
Ownership and operation
Owner	Consumers Energy Co
Owner type	Investor-Owned Utility
Year first online (conventional hydro)	1918
Transmission or distribution system owner	ITC Transmission
Power and generating capacity
Number of units	3
Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant	20.1 MW
Average annual net hydropower generation	60,218.4 MWH

Two existing earth embankment dam sections
An impoundment with storage area of 1,100 acre-feet
A powerhouse containing 3 generating units
Transmission facilities, and appurtenant facilities
Stronach Dam, on the tributary Pine River which flows into the mainstem Tippy impoundment

For a detailed description of this project and the Hodenphyl project included in the Consumers Settlement Agreement, read this summary.

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