DOE small-scale hydroelectric demonstration program. James River-New Hampshire Electric, Inc. , sawmill hydrostation redevelopment. Final report
This project is one of the US DOE's twenty-one (21) Small-Scale Hydroelectric Demonstration Projects. The purpose for the demonstrations is to determine the feasibility of potential small hydroelectric power development projects at a variety of existing dam sites across the country. The Sawmill Power Station in Berlin, New Hampshire, provided an excellent example of the redevelopment of a discontinued low-head hydroelectric facility. The project was undertaken during a period of rising energy prices and acute shortages of thermally generated power, particularly for the commercial sector. The power generated from this facility will serve to reduce James River Corporation's dependence on outside utility-generated power and will be transmitted to Company mills through an existing transmission and distribution line system. As the cost of utility-purchased power has increased over the last several years, the economic viability of the redevelopment project was assured. Brown-New Hampshire, Inc., the original company that started this redevelopment project in 1979, was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brown Company and was responsible for fulfilling the energy requirements for Brown Company. Originally, Brown-New Hampshire was awarded a cooperative agreement where the Department of Energy would share in 25% of the construction costs. The proposer contributed valuable amounts of their own time to the project and will assume the entire financial responsibility for operation and maintenance of the station during the two-year monitoring period. James River-New Hampshire Electric, Inc. has prepared this comprehensive project report for submission to the Department of Energy and dissemination to the public.
- Research Organization:
- James River Corp., Berlin, NH (USA). Engineering Dept.
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC07-79RA23210
- OSTI ID:
- 6742855
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/RA/23210-2; ON: DE83000446
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Portions of document are illegible
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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