Rye Development to build 17-MW hydro plant near Pittsburgh
November 7, 2017
Rye Development announced it has received a license from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to build a 17-MW hydro facility on the Allegheny River near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The Allegheny 2 Hydroelectric Project will be constructed on the existing Allegheny No. 2 Lock and Dam owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The $60 million development should begin construction in 2018 and begin operations in 2020.
FFP New Hydro, which has Rye Development as manager, operates a portfolio of 23 hydropower projects on existing dams in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio Mississippi, Kentucky, Indiana and Louisiana totaling over 260 MW.