1913 Hydro Traditional Cache
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The Auglaize hydroelectric plant is located on the Auglaize River, just south of Defiance, Ohio. The original dam was built in 1911 thru 1913 by the Auglaize Power Company at a cost of $500,000. It was shut down in 1962 and the generating equipment was relocated. The Auglaize plant sat vacant until the 1980s when Power Dam Corporation bought it. In 1994, Power Dam approached the city of Bryan about purchasing the plant and in 1996, after extensive investigation and negotiation, Bryan purchased the plant for $1.12 million.
The Auglaize plant has six generating units differing in size and design. The two large units generate 1,100 kW. The smaller turbine, used for minimum flows, generates 160 kW. Three other units at the plant generate 725 kW each, for a full capacity output of 4,535 kW. The design of the units and the engineering allows BMU to take advantage of varying water flows and utilize water that once was lost. The smallest unit can generate during low flows and the larger units can generate during high tail waters.
In 2005, the Auglaize Hydroelectric Plant was operating at full capacity for the first time since the early 1960s and had a record year of generation, producing 9,647,920 kilowatt hours or enough to supply 946 average homes for an entire year.
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