# Holtwood

PJM asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/holtwood

BIF III Holtwood LLC - Lancaster County - PJM

Holtwood is a 247.3 MW conventional hydroelectric project located on the Susquehanna River at river mile 25 in Lancaster and York Counties, Pennsylvania, operated under FERC License No. 1881. The original powerhouse contains 10 vertical Francis turbine-generators (Units 1–10) totaling 107.2 MW plus two 1.2 MW replacement Francis units (Units 11 and 13). The facility is registered as a PJM HydroNPS market resource and generated 833.4 GWh annually as of the 2025 reporting period. The project operates under a FERC license expiring August 31, 2030, and is undergoing relicensing through the Integrated Licensing Process.

## Metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 247.3 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 3145 — plant-3145

## Facts

- **Technology:** Conventional Hydroelectric
- **Operator:** BIF III Holtwood LLC

## Related parties

- **Owner / operator:** BIF III Holtwood LLC — FERC licensee and project owner
- **Owner / parent company / acquirer:** Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners L.P. — Parent organization and principal owner ([source](https://www.brookfield.com/))
- **Former owner / developer / construction contractor:** Pennsylvania Water and Power Company — Original project constructor and operator
- **Grantor / regulator:** Federal Energy Regulatory Commission — Hydropower license issuer and regulatory authority ([source](https://www.ferc.gov/))
- **Construction contractor:** Walsh Construction — Primary contractor for 2013 expansion
- **EPC contractor / equipment supplier:** Voith Hydro — Turbine and equipment supplier for expansion ([source](https://www.voith.com/corp-en/products-services/hydropower-components/turbines.html))
- **Portfolio lender:** PGIM — Financing covers a portfolio that includes Holtwood. ([source](http://prudentialprivatecapital.com/perspectives/prudential-private-capital-invests-62-5-m-in-brookfield-hydroelectric-plants))

## Sources

- [hydroreform.org](http://hydroreform.org/hydro-project/holtwood-p-1881) — hydroreform.org · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [prnewswire.com](http://prnewswire.com/news-releases/ppl-holtwood-doubles-capacity-of-hydroelectric-facility-234113561.html) — prnewswire.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [prnewswire.com](http://prnewswire.com/news-releases/voiths-fish-friendly-turbines-installed-at-holtwood-hydroelectric-facility-239121921.html) — prnewswire.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [prudentialprivatecapital.com](http://prudentialprivatecapital.com/perspectives/prudential-private-capital-invests-62-5-m-in-brookfield-hydroelectric-plants) — prudentialprivatecapital.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [sec.gov](http://sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1001085/000110262415001548/exh99_1.htm) — sec.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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