Hydropower Analysis

Center
O&M Cost Benchmarking
Initiative

Benchmarking
Gather Data in a Consistent Manner
Compare to Peers

EUCG
450 hydro plants
1800 Units
115,000MW Capacity

2006 EUCG/HPC Quantities

Utility/PMA
USACE/BPA
USACE/Contract
USACE/SEPA
USACE/SWPA
USACE/WAPA
A
C
D
E
F
J
N

Number
of
Number
Units
of Plants
156
8
85
71
36
22
160
113
105
110
23
44

933

21
2
22
24
6
6
30
30
13
69
6
14

243

Gross
Capacity
mw

Net Generation
mwh

Total Costs
$ x 1000

14,621.0
105.5
4,031.1
2,428.0
2,543.0
1,796.9
6,892.8
5,401.5
5,083.5
3,896.2
884.0
1,710.0

55,742,258
285,837
5,694,046
1,552,260
6,156,867
6,713,024
33,629,479
9,960,779
31,521,436
13,836,180
3,470,777
3,089,358

$389,948.43
$4,951.39
$148,244.60
$99,225.14
$47,265.79
$41,196.65
$811,879.55
$114,929.08
$145,728.12
$193,084.84
$13,709.00
$33,134.75

49,393.4

171,652,300

$2,043,297.34

$0
P015

P001

Wolf Creek

Richard B Russell

3rd Quartile

P252

P146

Hartwell

Bull Shoals

P203

P060

Libby

2nd Quartile

P255

Ice Harbor

Big Bend

Dworshak

P183

Carters

1st Quartile

P086

J Strom Thurmond

Fort Randall

Garrison

P147

P076

Oahe

$160

Lower Granite

Lower Monumental

Little Goose

Total Costs $/MWH

Total Hydropower Plant Costs

Plant Size 250MW-1000MW

$180
4th Quartile

$140

$120

$100

$80

$60

$40

$20

HYDRO-PLANT Cost Benchmarks

Plant Sizes 250 MW 1,000 MW
1st Quartile
Median
3rd Quartile
4th Quartile
Average
# of Plants

Sensitive Information-For internal Use Only

Plant Name
Little Goose
Lower Monumental
Lower Granite
Oahe
P076
P147
Garrison
Fort Randall
J Strom Thurmond
P086
Carters
P183
Dworshak
Big Bend
Ice Harbor
P255
Libby
P060
P203
Bull Shoals
Hartwell
P146
P252
Richard B Russell
Wolf Creek
P001
P015

EUCG EUCG
Plant Utility
ID
ID
Year
P135
P144
P141
P295
P076
P147
P274
P281
P269
P086
P301
P183
P067
P297
P110
P255
P132
P060
P203
P278
P305
P146
P252
P264
P284
P001
P015

L
L
L
S
D
J
S
S
P
E
P
D
L
S
L
D
L
C
A
R
P
C
D
P
P
C
C

2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2007
2006
2006
2006

$0.64
$0.88
$2.03

$3.51
$5.34
$7.66

$0.24
$0.93
$5.25

$0.00
$0.00
$0.49

$0.57
$1.22
$2.53

$5.87
$17.18
$25.01

$15.87
$28.52
$48.12

$1.62
27

$5.67
27

$3.43
27

$3.17
27

$2.36
27

$21.09
27

$37.34
27

MAINT
Total

ENVIR
Total

ADMIN
Total

INVSTMT
Total

OPS
Total
$0.26
$0.27
$0.30
$0.88
$0.73
$0.43
$1.10
$1.12
$2.35
$0.63
$2.25
$0.41
$0.76
$1.45
$0.65
$0.68
$0.83
$0.49
$6.50
$4.46
$2.61
$3.25
$0.79
$5.78
$1.81
$1.42
$1.51

$0.37
$0.81
$1.62
$3.88
$5.34
$7.13
$5.58
$5.51
$5.34
$5.79
$5.17
$8.13
$2.87
$7.36
$3.14
$8.88
$4.18
$1.35
$4.58
$13.49
$7.95
$11.68
$10.00
$8.99
$6.71
$2.09
$5.05

$0.19
$0.72
$1.47
$1.10
$0.38
$0.26
$1.63
$0.93
$3.48
$0.11
$7.79
$0.22
$7.14
$2.57
$6.95
$0.38
$6.55
$0.18
$0.90
$7.23
$9.03
$0.13
$0.44
$3.95
$28.78
$0.13
$0.00

FEES
Total
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.86
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$9.67
$0.00
$0.00
$0.07
$0.00
$0.06
$0.00
$0.12
$13.94
$3.51
$0.00
$0.00
$13.61
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$21.49
$22.28

$0.10
$0.26
$0.42
$0.85
$0.01
$0.31
$1.25
$1.22
$0.76
$0.04
$0.72
$0.26
$0.98
$1.91
$0.99
$1.81
$1.01
$3.91
$1.35
$2.67
$2.79
$6.25
$9.77
$2.39
$1.72
$13.30
$6.80

$1.93
$5.10
$4.45
$4.58
$5.52
$4.41
$4.26
$9.15
$8.87
$6.22
$10.72
$19.04
$16.27
$15.24
$17.18
$18.05
$25.01
$19.12
$25.01
$17.49
$28.54
$18.72
$33.35
$37.79
$26.97
$61.18
$125.28

GRAND
TOTAL
$2.86
$7.15
$8.26
$11.30
$11.97
$13.41
$13.82
$17.92
$20.81
$22.47
$26.64
$28.06
$28.09
$28.52
$28.97
$29.81
$37.71
$38.99
$41.85
$45.34
$50.91
$53.64
$54.34
$58.89
$65.99
$99.61
$160.92

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