The truckee-carson irrigation district, located east of reno, will upgrade two turbine runners at the 26 foot drop power plant from fixed blade cast steel turbine runners to adjustable blade kaplan…

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $267,049 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program to the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District in Nevada. The grant will fund the upgrade of two turbine runners at the district's 26-foot drop power plant. The project will replace fixed blade cast steel turbine runners with adjustable blade Kaplan style stainless steel runners, allowing the plant to start producing power at a lower flow of 80 cubic feet per second instead of the current 150 cubic feet per second. This upgrade will increase the plant's capacity from 1,000 kilowatts to 1,100 kilowatts, generating additional renewable energy credits to help the state of Nevada meet its Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard. The project has a completion date of March 31, 2025.

The truckee-carson irrigation district, located east of reno, will upgrade two turbine runners at the 26 foot drop power plant from fixed blade cast steel turbine runners to adjustable blade kaplan style stainless steel runners with mechanical shafts. The upgrade will allow the plant to start producing power at a flow of 80 cubic feet per second instead of the current 150 cubic feet per second. The project will increase the existing capacity of the plant from 1,000 kilowatts to 1,100 kilowatts. The increased production will generate additional renewable energy credits that will help the state of nevada meet its renewable energy portfolio standard.