Financial Analysis of Experimental Releases Conducted at Glen Canyon Dam during Water Year 2021

Technical Report · Mon Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 2022

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1879534· OSTI ID:1879534

Ploussard, Q. ^[1]; Veselka, T. D. ^[1]

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1. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

This report was prepared by Argonne National Laboratory (Argonne) in support of a financial analysis of two Glen Canyon Dam (GCD) flow experiments that were conducted in Water Year 2021. The first experiment, called “spring disturbance flow”, was conducted from March 15 to 26, 2021. This disturbance flow experiment is designed to simulate a spring-timed runoff event so scientists can study its effects on the Colorado River ecosystem. The second experiment was a reduced and steady discharge from May 29 to June 4, 2021. This reduced steady flow experiment was conducted for the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to collect high-resolution aerial imagery over Grand Canyon National Park. This analysis was funded by the Colorado River Storage Project (CRSP) Office of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Western Area Power Administration (WAPA). CRSP markets electricity produced by hydroelectric facilities collectively known as the Salt Lake City Area Integrated Projects including dams equipped for power generation on the Colorado, Green, Gunnison, and Rio Grande Rivers and on Plateau Creek in the states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Staff members in Argonne’s Energy Systems Division prepared this technical memorandum with assistance from WAPA’s CRSP and Energy Marketing and Management Offices (EMMO).

• Research Organization: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Western Area Power Administration (WAP)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-06CH11357
• OSTI ID: 1879534
• Report Number(s): ANL-22/45; 177038
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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