Hydroelectric Rye Development to Build 17-MW Hydro Plant Near Pittsburgh 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. Clarion Energy Content Directors 4.12.2017 Share By Editors of Power Engineering 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. Related Articles Vermont utility agrees to purchase more than 54 GWh of hydropower in Connecticut Georgia Power celebrates plant workers, promotes job opportunities The US hydropower supply chain is struggling. Here’s how it might recover ‘The easy jobs are for others’: Utilities discuss challenges and opportunities in hydropower
