Feasibility assessment, Lowell Hydroelectric Project

Technical Report · Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5817232· OSTI ID:5817232

The results are presented of a feasibility analysis for hydroelectric generating facilities on the Merrimack River at Lowell, Massachusetts. The projected facility would utilize the existing Pawtucket Dam and a portion of the existing Northern Canal. The project was examined for economic, engineering, and environmental viability, and the results are favorable. The owners intend to proceed to the next step of negotiating a firm power purchase agreement.

• Research Organization: Raytheon Service Co., Burlington, MA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EW-78-F-07-1807
• OSTI ID: 5817232
• Report Number(s): DOE/ID/01807-1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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