Waneta Dam Expansion
The project was completed in 2015 by the Waneta Expansion Limited Partnership, a partnership between Fortis Inc., Columbia Power Corporation, and Columbia Basin Trust.
Located in the Columbia-Kootenay region, immediately downstream of the Waneta Dam on the Pend d’Oreille River, the expansion at the Waneta Dam generates enough clean, renewable, cost-effective electricity to power about 60,000 homes per year – all from water that would otherwise be spilled. In addition to injecting more than $300 million into the local economy, this project created jobs for more than 1,400 people, including 194 apprenticeships from 13 different trades.