How to Use penstock in a Sentence

penstock

noun
  • What happened in penstock rupture?
    — Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 20 Feb. 2026
  • That plate sealed the opening of the penstock (water delivery tube) and holds back water from the reservoir.
    — Logan Smith, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Crews inside Blue Mesa Dam's penstock weld the temporary blind flange into place.
    — Logan Smith, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Contractors had been upgrading the penstock and tunnel since September.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Contractors have been upgrading the penstock and tunnel since September.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 14 Feb. 2026
  • The agency shut down the powerhouse in the fall to replace the 14-foot-wide penstock pipe, a project planned for years and awarded nearly $77 million, leaving the station offline for about four months.
    — Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The rupture occurred near where the tunnel connects to the 15-foot-diameter penstock, sending a gully of water down both sides of the 1-mile pipeline leading to the powerhouse.
    — Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Since 2016, the agency has operated the hydroelectric station, which produces power as water moves through the tunnel and penstock to spin turbines at the riverside powerhouse.
    — Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Agency officials have not said what caused Friday’s penstock rupture or whether Cal-OSHA will investigate.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Species stocked in Lake Powell for sporting purposes swam the reservoir for decades without creating a clear threat to the river below until the warm surface water sank nearer the hydropower intakes, called penstocks.
    — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
  • According to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the water agency, the failure involved a 15-foot-diameter section of penstock pipe between a butterfly valve and a concrete thrust block before the pipe extended down a steep hillside to the powerhouse.
    — Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Authorities continue to work to contain a spill of oil and debris in the Yuba River after a penstock burst on Friday at the New Colgate Powerhouse, the Yuba Water Agency’s main hydroelectric facility south of Dobbins.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Provide point protection for Balch Camp PG&E hydro-electric and residential facilities, two powerhouses, Balch communication reflector, penstock and valve houses, and associated power distribution lines.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Provide point protection for Balch Camp PG&E hydro-electric and residential facilities, two powerhouses, Balch communication reflector, penstock and valve houses, and associated power distribution lines.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Friday’s penstock rupture in Yuba County, which hit as Yuba Water Agency was finishing a major tunnel and penstock upgrade at its New Colgate Powerhouse, has left the utility and state wildlife officials scrambling to clean up sediment and debris and to restore flows on the lower Yuba.
    — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 19 Feb. 2026
  • After the penstock burst Friday, a technical rescue team from the Cal Fire Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit was called to the powerhouse, which is located below Lake Francis about 4½ miles from New Bullards Bar Reservoir and 2½ miles from Dobbins.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 14 Feb. 2026

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