Lay Dam hydroelectric plant

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Lay Dam hydroelectric plant is an operating hydroelectric power plant in Clanton, Chilton County, Alabama, United States.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Lay Dam hydroelectric plant

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Turbines Technology type Owner Operator
Operating[1] 1967[1] 177 MW[1] 6 x 29.5 MW[1] Run-of-river[2] Alabama Power Co [100%][3] Alabama Power[3]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Lay Dam hydroelectric plant

Location River Coordinates (WGS 84)
Clanton, Chilton County, Alabama, United States[1][3] Coosa River[3] 32.9633, -86.5187 (exact)[1][3]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240928140622/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/archive/xls/november_generator2022.xlsx. Archived from the original on 2024-09-28. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20221204044418/https://hydroreform.org/hydro-project/lay-dam-p-2146/. Archived from the original on 2022-12-04. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B), 2012". Archived from the original on 2022-10-28. Retrieved 2023-11-01 00:00:00. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)