Potholes East Canal, PEC

Grant County is the fourth largest county in Washington state. The economy of the county is largely dependent upon agriculture and food processing. Abundant water provided by the Bureau of Reclamation’s Columbia Basin Irrigation Project and low cost power from the Priest Rapids Project allow Columbia Basin farmers to make significant contributions to the nation’s food supply.

The Potholes East Canal Headworks Project is a hydroelectric generating facility. Similar to the Quincy Chute Project, PEC is operated by Grant PUD under agreement with a consortium of irrigators. It is owned and licensed by the Grand Coulee Project Hydroelectric Authority.