Outage Time and Its Effects on Rehabilitation Philosophy ? A Case Study
The Abitibi-Price Paper Mill located in Grand Falls, Newfoundland presently has eight (8) hydro-generating units in operation to assist in offsetting the power demands created through...
Expansion of Three Plants on the Saranac River
The capacity of three cascading hydro power plants, owned and operated by New York State Electric and Gas Corporation on the Saranac River near Plattsburgh, was expanded by a total of...
Selection of Jim Falls Turbine Generators
The selection of the unit configuration for the Northern States Power Company's Jim Falls Hydro Redevelopment Project was based on an extensive evaluation of various turbine...
Hydropower retrofit at the Toledo Bend Dam
Since the early 1970's, the Authorities have been examining the possibility of utilizing sluiceway releases to generate hydroelectric power to meet most of the demands of...
Optimizing Hydropower Potential Using Water Management Techniques
The development of hydropower facilities at existing dams creates an interesting dilemma to both public and private hydro developers: Is the proposed development the best-adapted use of...
Rehabilitation of Existing Hydro, Our Oldest Natural Resource
With renewed interest in hydro, many old sites are being rehabilitated to achieve maximum power output and higher efficiencies. Rehabilitated plants are now performing at optimal levels,...
Federal Vs. Non-Federal Hydroelectric Development
This paper presents the methodology and results of economic and financial analyses that were performed to indicate the optimum size powerplants that would be constructed assuming Federal...
Probabilistic Capacity Value of Nonfirm Hydro Energy
Electric utilities with a predominant mix of hydro generation traditionally apply Energy Planning criteria rather than Capacity Planning criteria in developing their generation resources...
Equipment Selection and Site Optimization Based on Energy Considerations
Most new hydro plants contribute little or nothing to overall system capacity. Therefore, traditional evaluation techniques based on dollars per installed kilowatt have no relevance when...
Economic Analysis Guidelines?Western Area Power Admin
Guidelines addressing methods and procedures for evaluating benefit and cost components of power projects are being prepared for Western Area Power Administration to use in economic analyses...
Actual Vs. Expected Performance of Small Hydro Projects
This paper presents the results of several case studies of small hydro projects that compare the expected performance with the actual performance as measured in terms of energy generation....
Movable Dam?Gate Selection Procedure
Very few new dams are now being considered, particularly for waterpower and even more specifically for low head waterpower in the lower reaches of major rivers. The City of Harrisburg,...
Small Hydro Power in British Columbia
Water Power '87 will be held in the Pacific Northwest. British Columbia is also part of this region and, as such, is also one of the homes of hydro power. To date, we have...
Mini/Micro Hydro Applications in Remote Off-grid Areas of Ontario
This paper outlines the potential for remote off-grid small hydro development in Ontario and the present incentives that exist to develop these resources. Estimated costs of development...
The Uses of CADD in Hydropower Development
The hydropower community needs inexpensive methods to thoroughly and quickly analyze the siting of hydroelectric projects. Computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) and programs like HYSIZE...
Optimal Design of Small-Scale Hydro Projects
A nonlinear programming model is developed in this study to determine optimal pipe size, the type and number of turbines and the installed capacity for small scale hydro projects. The...
Small Hydro Analysis and Reporting Program
The Ontario Ministry of Energy initiated a project to develop an analysis program based upon metric measures and Canadian costs. The Ministry of Energy of the Province of Ontario has been...
Spreadsheet Applications for Hydropower Developers and Operators
This paper will examine the role of spreadsheet analysis in all aspects of hydropower development. The structure of the presentation will be first to briefly present an overview of the...
The Electric Consumers Protection Act of 1986 Changes FERC Hydropower Licensing
The Electric Consumers Protection Act of 1986 (ECPA) was signed into law on October 16, 1986. This legislation revised and created new ground rules for the processing of hydropower license...
The New Environmental Requirements of ECPA
The Electric Consumers Protection Act of 1986 ('ECPA') has imposed significant new environmental criteria on the hydroelectric licensing process under Part I...
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