Current Projects
The Tollhouse Energy group of companies is currently pursuing the following projects:
Cascade Creek Hydroelectric Project
The Cascade Creek Hydroelectric Project is a 70 MW project located in Southeast Alaska. The total development cost of the project is $188 million. Tollhouse owns approximately 32% interest in the project. The Project is actively seeking funding to continue the FERC licensing phase. The project is scheduled to be in full commercial operation in 2016. This project includes connecting Southeast Alaska to the North American Grid through British Columbia.
Gibson Dam Hydroelectric Project
The Gibson Dam Project is a proposed 15 MW hydroelectric project to be constructed on an existing US Bureau of Reclamation Dam located in north central Montana. The total development cost of the project is $27 million. Tollhouse owns 50% interest in the project with the remaining ownership held by Greenfields Irrigation District. The project is currently in the FERC licensing phase and is anticipated to obtain licensing in late 2009. The project is scheduled to begin commercial operations in 2012.
Black Creek Hydroelectric Project
Whitewater Engineering Corporation is operating and
maintaining the 3.7 MW Black Creek Hydroelectric Project east of Seattle
Washington, FERC Project No. 6221. The project
operates as a run-of-the-river facility, generates 10
average annual GWh of renewable energy each year, and
is certified by the Low Impact Hydropower Institute. The project began commercial operation in 1994, and is
owned by Valtec Power, LLC. Tollhouse Energy is one of
the two member partners in Valtec.
Deline Hydrokinetic River Turbine Project
Deline is a small community located in the Northwest Territories of Canada, approximately 10 km from the headwaters of the Great Bear River, which drains the immense Great Bear Lake into the Mackenzie River. Great Bear Lake is the largest lake in Canada and the eighth largest lake in the world. Hydrokinetic turbines would be installed in the river's flowing current to generate enough power to supply the entire community with renewable energy year-round. Valard Construction, Ltd. is the project lead and facilitator.
Green Pacific Highway
The Green Pacific Highway is a proposed 2,200 MW HVDC submarine transmission cable to extend from Alaska to Southern California. Once constructed the submarine transmission cable would allow delivery of abundant stranded hydroelectric and wind energy resources in Alaska and British Columbia to the west coast of the United States.
Puget Sound Energy - Hydro
Whitewater Engineering is a member of Puget Sound Energy's design review team providing estimating and technical consulting services to PSE's existing 45 MW Snoqualmie Falls and 75 MW Lower Baker Lake hydropower facilities. The Snoqualmie Falls re-development project is estimated at $120 million, including the addition of approximately 10 MW plant generating capacity. The Lower Baker Lake project is estimated at $40 million plant upgrade including the addition of approximately 25 MW.
Whitewater Engineering is also working with Puget Sound Energy to renovate their Electron Hydroelectric Project, which was originally built in 1904. The recently completed Flume Pilot Project replaced a portion of the facility's 10.2 mile wooden flume with new Alaska Yellow Cedar and a Polyurea liner.
EPCOR - Hydro
Tollhouse is partnering with EPCOR to explore potential small hydroelectric projects. Projects include Haida Gwaii, an evaluation of potential hydroelectric project on the Queen Charlotte Islands, and feasibility studies on other locations in British Columbia.
Valard Construction, Ltd - Hydro & Transmission
Tollhouse and Valard Construction jointly own Valtec Power, LLC. Valtec Power is exploring potential hydroelectric and transmission projects.
Olivine Corporation - Biomass & MSW
Tollhouse is partnering with Olivine Corporation to develop Biomass and Municipal Solid Waste to Energy projects. Whitewater Engineering is currently working on feasibility, costing, and preliminary design for a Municipal Solid Waste to Energy project for UTP Holdings. Tollhouse is also working on other potential Biomass projects in Ghana and Nicaragua.