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Green Mountain Power has doubled hydro generation at the hydro plant in Proctor, adding significant low cost, renewable energy for Vermonters Rutland, Vt. –Green Mountain Power has just completed an improvement project to its 110-year-old hydro plant on the Otter Creek in Proctor that will mean more renewable, low-cost hydro power for GMP […] By George Harvey A dam of this size with a semi-Kaplan turbine would provide 58,469 kilowatt-hours per year, with a gross value of $12,569 per year. Photo courtesy of Josiah Allen Real Estate. In February, we published “Affordable Power for NH,” the story of a small hydro site that had been given generating […]
The Steels Pond Hydro dam in Antrim, New Hampshire will ultimately generate 900 kilowatts (kW) of power. Photo courtesy of Lori Barg. By George Harvey Headed by Lori Barg, Community Hydro focuses on hydro-power in New England. While the company has produced a fair amount of […] New Federal License Means More Renewable, Low-Cost, Reliable Energy for Customers PROCTOR, VT – With a federal license now in hand, Green Mountain Power plans substantial improvements to Otter Creek hydroelectric units that will generate more renewable, low-cost, and reliable energy than they have created since they were built early last century. In the new […] Example of a potential micro-hydro site Funding Opportunity! Little Green Hydro, LLC (LGH) seeks farms in Vermont and/or New Hampshire to install and use the EcoHydro System with funding provided by LGH and the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. LGH has successfully completed USDA-REAP programs in prior years based on our Eco-Hydro System and […] The Vermont Public Service Department (PSD), Agency of Natural Resources (ANR), and Agency of Commerce & Community Development (ACCD) are currently initiating efforts to implement elements of an interagency MOU aimed at assisting hydropower developers with understanding the hydropower permitting process and receiving timely and coordinated agency feedback on potential projects. As part of these […] 
A note on the news of November 4 By George Harvey Four environmental scientists got a lot of press today, after they called on green groups to back development of ‘safe’ nuclear reactors. The reason they did this is that they believe we cannot rely on solar and wind to do the job. I believe […] Reposted from CleanTechnica: The one thing everyone working on energy issues in America can agree upon is non-existent energy policy action at the national level. But late last week President Obama signed two bipartisan bills that could create a major boost for US renewables generation from an unlikely source – small hydropower. It’s kind of […] Current run-of-river site on the Upper Stave River. From the Innergex website (link below).
By Editors of Electric Light & Power/ POWERGRID International Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. closed a $72 million non-recourse construction and term project financing for the Northwest Stave River run-of-river hydroelectric project located in British Columbia, Canada. The 17.5 […] By James Perkins Microhydro Benefits Today’s microhydro technology can provide the lowest-cost per kilowatt-hour of any renewable source and can be responsibly installed in an environmentally-sustainable manner. Vermont has thousands of viable sites for microhydro systems that can contribute to meeting the State’s renewable energy goals with small-scale, distributed generation. Regulatory Barriers […] |
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