During the year, the Corps of Engineers regulates the flow of water through Albeni Falls Dam, releasing water from Lake Pend Oreille to maintain seasonal lake elevations and adjust for rain and snowmelt. The dam includes a hydroelectric power plant that uses the energy in falling water to produce electricity. Water from the Pend Oreille River flows through intake channels in the powerhouse, strikes the turbine’s blades, and makes the turbine spin. The spinning turbine turns a shaft connected to the generator rotor, which has 132 electromagnetic field poles. The stator surrounds the rotor and contains coils of insulated copper wire. As the rotor’s magnets move past the stator’s copper coils, electricity is produced, and the water then flows out of the powerhouse into the tailrace. Each generator is rated at 14,200 kilowatts, for a total rated capacity of 42,600 kilowatts. The turbines can produce over 19,600 horsepower, and Lake Pend Oreille stores water for power production.