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Key Points

  • GGS is key to NPPD's ability to meet customers' expectations of low cost, reliable energy.
  • GGS is about half of NPPD's total electric power generating capacity.
  • The wells are necessary because the drought is threatening operations at Gerald Gentleman Station.
  • Wells were installed to replace losses from Sutherland Reservoir, in the event inadequate water is available from upstream sources.
  • The wells will also aid GGS in complying with regulatory temperature limits for discharging water back into Sutherland Reservoir.
  • All wells have been drilled on NPPD property and have a basic spacing between wells of approximately one-half mile.
  • Modifications to the GGS cooling system includes installing baffling in the GGS cooling pond to provide additional cooling.
  • Many options were explored before deciding on these.