Cataract hydroelectric development expansion study

• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Central Maine Power Co., Augusta (USA) 1979
• Subjects: Hydroelectric Power Plants; Power Generation; Power Plants; Energy Sources; Usa 130100* > Hydro Energy > Resources & Availability; Economics; Technology Assessment; Environmental Impacts; Feasibility Studies; North Atlantic Region; Hydroelectric Power; Dams; Legal Aspects; North America; Low-Head Hydroelectric Power Plants; Renewable Energy Sources; 13 Hydro Energy; Retrofitting; Electric Power; Maine; Power; Low Head; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.2172/5931120; https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1101054/

The Cataract hydroelectric power plant and dam was constructed in 1937-1938 and has been operated continually since that date. This unit is a vertical shaft Kaplan type machine with a rated output of 6650 kW at a design head of 44 ft. Maximum output is 8000 kW. The feasibility of expanding this exis...