How much power is Glen Canyon Powerplant capable of producing?
GCD has a power plant with eight generators with a combined operational capacity of 1320 megawatts (MW). On an average annual basis, it generates enough energy to supply 425,000 households with electricity for one year and is equivalent to 2.5 million tons of bituminous coal. Its electrical power generation is connected to an electrical transmission grid, which is tied to the other CRSP power plants and to other private and publicly owned power plants. The powerplant has a maximum release capacity of approximately 32,000 cubic feet per second (cfs). The dam has river outlet works and two spillways, which also can be used to release water.
