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Forrest Kerr Hydroelectric Project, British Columbia

2014-12-18 01:00:00| Power Technology

Forrest Kerr is a 195MW run-of-river hydroelectric project located on the Iskut River in British Columbia, approximately 1,000km north-west of Vancouver, Canada.

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Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project on time and on budget: Nalcor Energy

2014-12-01 15:59:01| Energy - Topix.net

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Muskrat Falls hyroelectric project remains on time and the price tag is still pegged at almost $7 billion by Nalcor Energy. Nalcor CEO Ed Martin says the project is still on track to start producing power by the end of 2017 and the cost of the project in Labrador remains unchanged from updated estimates released this summer.

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California Drought Cuts Hydroelectric Generation in Half

2014-10-07 16:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: The prolonged drought in California, now entering its fourth year, has altered the state`s mix of energy generation sources, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). That`s mixed news for those pushing for more reliance on renewables and less on fossil fuels. The EIA issued a report yesterday that showed that, with the state`s reservoirs currently at 42 percent of their normal levels for this time of year, the ability of hydroelectric dams to produce power has been cut in...

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PPL Montana gets approval to sell hydroelectric facilities for $900m

2014-10-02 01:00:00| Power Technology

Montana Public Service Commission (PSC) has granted final approval to PPL Montana for the sale of its hydroelectric facilities to NorthWestern Energy, a power utility company in the US.

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