Goodyear Lake hydroelectric generating station redevelopment. Final operating cost report

Technical Report · Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:6593000

The Goodyear Lake how-head hydropower plant resulted from the rehabilitation of an old dam. The project construction costs were $1.722 million, which included a 17% overrun from original cost estimates due chiefly to extraordinary rates of inflation. For the first two years operating costs were $126,500 and $240,100 while revenues were $233,200 and $403,400, respectively. Revenues for year 1 were obtained from sales at 3 cents/kWh and for year 2 at 3.4 cents/kWh. If the rates payable by utilities under PURPA regulations, namely 6 cents/kWh, had been paid the revenues would have nearly doubled. It is concluded that initial cost overruns are not readily recuperable. (LCL)

• Research Organization: F.W.E. Stapenhorst, Inc., Pointe Claire, Quebec (Canada)
• DOE Contract Number: FC07-79RA23211
• OSTI ID: 6593000
• Report Number(s): DOE/RA/23211-4; ON: DE83004753
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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