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Hoover Dam

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HOOVER DAM

Voltage
Over the years, the average annual generation for the plant is about 3.5 billion kilowatt-hours. Sixteen high voltage power lines, one rated as high as 500,000 volts, leave the Hoover Dam carrying power to its markets.

Current
The statistics for current are not readily available and fluctuate depending on when you measure it

Resistance
The resistance of the dam also varies depending on how much power is being drawn from it at that moment

Power
A plant uprating was completed in 1993, so presently there are fifteen 178,000 horsepower, one 100,000 horsepower, and one 86,000 horsepower hydraulic turbines in the Hoover powerplant