generation schedule question

[bassman1308]

Looking at the generation schedule, TR shows 45 for most of the current days.  Is that 1 unit ?   

[laker67]

It is equal to, two thirds of one unit. Sometimes they run 2 generators at the level of two thirds of one.

[bassman1308]

Thanks laker:   OK, so if someone says they're running 2 units, it's just an estimate of water being released.  But if the schedule says 145, that would indicate 2 full units are running and would be a more accurate way to determine if I want to drive 50 miles to fish. 

        

 

[John W Kelly]

IME, the best way to gauge depth of water for wading is by megawatt generation.  45mw is still pretty deep for wading (3.5-5 ft in most places) and limits you to the edges. 25mw or less is wadeable.

SWPA Generation schedule (#12 TRD)

http://www.swpa.gov/generationschedules.aspx

I usually use the IPhone web app and click on the SWPA Forecasts icon

http://92dde882-3cfb-4c7f-adcc-87502002a0c8.conduitapps.com/landing/Desktop#.Vgwcciu8mUm

 

 

[Phil Lilley]

55 mw is a full unit of water

BUT # of units running doesn't mean anything!!!

They run 2-3 units most of the time so that they can more effectively inject liquid O2 in the turbines, mixing the water before exiting.  This happens in the fall when the DO is low coning out of Table Rock.

So either MW or lake level is the key to knowing whether or not it's wadeable.

They've been running 16 mw of water the last couple of days.  That's contrary to what the schedule says they would run.  16 mw is a strange level because they don't run that little very often.  They SAID that small amounts of generation is very hard on the turbine prop's blades - but that's what they're running at times.

Sixteen mw I would think would be excellent for wading... even better than no generation at all.  But I'm not up there enough to be an authority on that subject.

[bassman1308]

Thank you all.  That's what I needed to know.