Support services for commercialization of small hydroelectric facilities in North Carolina
Small hydro is defined as those hydroelectric resources available at existing sites with a potential capacity of less than 25,000 kW, or 25 MW. There is no limitation on the height of the dam. North Carolina has between 3000 and 4000 dams. Section II reviews the assessment of the small hydro resource available in North Carolina with different data sources. Section III details the assistance given to small hydro developers in North Carolina. Section IV summarizes recommendations for future activities in support of small hydro in North Carolina. Appendices include a list of existing and potential hydroelectric sites in North Carolina, a computerized list of power potentials at existing dams in North Carolina, a list of parties interested in small hydro, a sample letter sent to small hydro developers, and the program for a small hydro conference held in Asheville in 1979.
- Research Organization:
- Research Triangle Inst., Research Triangle Park, NC (USA). Applied Ecology Dept.
- OSTI ID:
- 5232983
- Report Number(s):
- NCEI-0018; RTI-1671/01-02F
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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