“Reclamation understands the importance of the Colorado-Big Thompson Project to users of water and power in Northeastern Colorado,” said Jeff Rieker, Reclamation Eastern Colorado Area Manager. “With repairs underway, we plan to restore power generation and water operations to the system as efficiently as possible.”

Pole Hill Power Plant began operating in 1954. On average, the plant generates enough electricity each year to power 19,000 households. Pole Hill Power Plant is one of six Reclamation-run power plants in the Colorado-Big Thompson Project.
 
The Colorado-Big Thompson Project (C-BT) is one of the largest and most complex natural resource developments undertaken by the Bureau of Reclamation. C-BT stores, regulates and diverts water from the Colorado River west of the Continental Divide to provide supplemental irrigation water for 615,000 acres east of the Rocky Mountains. It supplements the municipal and industrial water supply and provides recreation for more than 1 million residents in Northeastern Colorado. It also produces enough electricity to power nearly 68,000 households.