Feasibility determination of low-head hydroelectric power development at existing sites. Final report

This report contains the feasibility study, economic analysis, and information relevant to reactivation of the dam in Bethelehem, NH. It outlines a plan of development which calls for sale of the power to a local utility for the first few years of the project and then predominately on-site use of th...

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Main Author: Polonsky, R.
Language:unknown
Published: 2013
Subjects:
13 HYDRO ENERGY
29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
LOW-HEAD HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
NEW HAMPSHIRE
AGRICULTURE
CONSTRUCTION
DATA COMPILATION
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
FINANCIAL DATA
NUMERICAL DATA
POWER GENERATION
TABLES
DATA
DATA FORMS
ECONOMICS
HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS
INDUSTRY
INFORMATION
NORTH AMERICA
NORTH ATLANTIC REGION
POWER PLANTS
USA
Low Head
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5698806
https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5698806
https://doi.org/10.2172/5698806
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Summary:This report contains the feasibility study, economic analysis, and information relevant to reactivation of the dam in Bethelehem, NH. It outlines a plan of development which calls for sale of the power to a local utility for the first few years of the project and then predominately on-site use of the power in an innovative plan for controlled-environment agriculture. The economic analyses indicate that reactivation of the dam would be a successful venture based on the present market value of 4.5 cents/kWh. The success of the second phase in the dam's use rests on the increasing financial attractiveness of locally grown produce in a state that currently imports over 90% of its food and is experiencing the spiraling costs of food, energy, and inflation. The best-suited turbine package for the site is an Ossberger 750-kW unit which would provide 4,014,000 kWh per year with a plant factor of 61%. The total capital costs of the project are $827,935.

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