Garvins Falls Hydroelectric redevelopment project. Final operation and maintenance report
Operating statistics, operation and maintenance costs, and the value of energy generated for the two-year operating period are summarized. The Garvins Facility, located on the Merrimack River in Bow, New Hampshire, is part of Public Service Company of New Hampshire's (PSNH) generating system. Installation of the two new units began on August 4, 1980 and by December 1981 both of the units were on-line. During the construction period, 4900 cubic yards of rock were excavated and a powerhouse was constructed which required 3700 cubic yards of concrete and 420 tons of reinforcing steel. Each of the new tube turbines has a rated capacity of 3250 kilowatts (kW) or a total combined capacity of 6500 kW. The energy generated by these two new units will serve approximately 4900 homes and will offset the use of about 61,000 barrels of oil per year. The total construction cost for the Garvins project was $7,946,025.
- Research Organization:
- Public Service Co. of New Hampshire, Manchester (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC07-80ID12122
- OSTI ID:
- 5317529
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ID/12122-1; ON: DE84007793
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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