Analysis of legal obstacles and incentives to the development of low-head hydroelectric power in Maine

• Main Author: None
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: 13 HYDRO ENERGY; 29 ENERGY PLANNING; POLICY AND ECONOMY; LOW-HEAD HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; LAND USE; LEGAL ASPECTS; REGULATIONS; MAINE; DAMS; ENERGY SOURCE DEVELOPMENT; FINANCIAL INCENTIVES; GOVERNMENT POLICIES; INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS; OWNERSHIP; STATE GOVERNMENT; WATER RIGHTS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH ATLANTIC REGION; POWER PLANTS; USA; Low Head; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5167786; https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5167786; https://doi.org/10.2172/5167786

The legal and institutional obstacles to the development of small-scale hydroelectric energy at the state level in Maine is discussed. The Federal government also exercises extensive regulatory authority in the area. The dual regulatory system is examined. The first step any developer of small-scale...