Snoqualmie Falls Redevelopment
| Client: | Puget Sound Energy Inc. |
| Location: | Snoqualmie, Washington, USA |
| Completion Date: | 2014 |
| Project Highlights: | Preliminary, Detailed Design, and Construction Services |
| Capacity: | Upgrade of two power plants and a diversion dam to increase the installed capacity from 44 MW to 54 MW |
Puget Sound Energy (PSE) owns and operates the Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric Facility located near the tourist area of Snoqualmie Falls. The existing facilities consist of a diversion dam and two powerhouses (Plants 1 and 2) with a total installed capacity of 44.4 MW. Plant 1 is a five-unit powerhouse originally constructed in 1898 and was the first underground powerhouse in North America. Plant 2 is a two-unit surface powerhouse originally constructed in 1910 and redeveloped in 1956.
The Snoqualmie Falls Redevelopment Project involves a combination of upgrading and/or replacing existing generating equipment and structures, in accordance with PSE's new FERC license. The aesthetic aspects of the 110 year old generating site will be preserved.
Following a competitive process, KCB was retained by PSE to carry out the condition assessment, preliminary and detailed design and preparation of tender documents for Plants 1 and 2. The scheduled commission date for this redevelopment is mid 2014.
Services:
- Preliminary design
- Site investigations
- Physical model test supervision
- Condition assessment
- Detailed multidiscipline design
- Cost estimating
- Tender document and construction services
Client Contact:
Mr. Kevin Brink, Consulting Engineer
Puget Sound Energy
10885 NE 4th Street
PSE-09S
Bellevue, WA 98004-5591
Tel: (425) 462-3222
E-mail: kevin.brink@pse.com