On Tuesday 27 July 2010 PPL’s Holtwood hydroelectric plant was honored for a century of clean, renewable electricity generation by being inducted into the Hydro Hall of Fame during the annual HydroVision International Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina. PennWell, the organization that publishes the hydroelectric trade publications Hydro World and Hydro Review Magazine, selected Holtwood for the Hall of Fame in recognition of its place in engineering history, and its commitment to the future. Holtwood was one of five hydroelectric plants inducted into the Hydro Hall of Fame in 2010. The other inductees are: Duke Energy’s 99 Islands plant in Cherokee County, South Carolina; Puget Sound Energy’s Snoqualmie Falls plant in Snoqualmie, Washington; and Wisconsin Public Service’s Grand Rapids and High Falls plants. The Holtwood plant has been generating electricity since 1910, using the power of the water held back by a 55-foot-high dam across the Susquehanna River between Lancaster and York counties. In addition to celebrating 100 years of operation, 2010 marks the beginning of a construction project to more than double the plant’s capacity. The USD 434 million project is expected to add 125MW of generation capacity to the plant when it is completed in 2013.
