Case study analysis of legal and institutional obstacles and incentives to the development of the hydroelectric potential at Goose River, Maine

The case study is an analysis of the legal, institutional, and financial incentives and obstacles to the development of the hydroelectric potential on the Goose River in Maine. The Goose River project concerns development by a private developer, Maine Hydro-Electric Development Corporation. The proj...

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Main Author: None
Language:unknown
Published: 2014
Subjects:
13 HYDRO ENERGY
29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
LOW-HEAD HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
LEGAL ASPECTS
PLANNING
REGULATIONS
MAINE
COST
DAMS
ENERGY SOURCE DEVELOPMENT
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
OWNERSHIP
RESOURCE POTENTIAL
HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS
NORTH AMERICA
NORTH ATLANTIC REGION
POWER PLANTS
USA
Low Head
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5232895
https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5232895
https://doi.org/10.2172/5232895
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Summary:The case study is an analysis of the legal, institutional, and financial incentives and obstacles to the development of the hydroelectric potential on the Goose River in Maine. The Goose River project concerns development by a private developer, Maine Hydro-Electric Development Corporation. The project is comprised of a five-dam system, with the first dam located at Swan Lake and the fifth dam about one mile from the sea. It will utilize the 7500 acre-feet of storage capacity of Swan Lake to run the four downstream power stations. The system is designed to generate 430 kWs of total capacity which would be sold to Central Maine Power, the local investor-owned public utility.

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