Developing 2,400+ MW of Hydro in North America

摘要

Building new hydropower is a significant commitment. Beyond the long timeline and headaches involved in getting an operating license and arranging equipment delivery, there's the massive financial responsibility. Even (relatively) small projects can cost serious money. This article provides details about development work ongoing (or completed in 2015) at 10 hydro projects in the U.S. and Canada.This is just a representative sample and not intended to be comprehen- sive. (For example, I know Innergex is also currently building the 25.3-MW Boulder Creek, 21.2-MW Tretheway Creek and 81.4-MW Upper Lillooet projects, in addition to the Big Silver Creek facility featured below.) The more than 2,450 MW of hydropower discussed below represents an investment of more than $ 18 billion … and dozens of years.