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Jan 1939
Cost of Energy Generation: Hydro-Generated Energy
Publication: Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers
Volume 104, Issue 1
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This paper presents an analysis of the plant characteristics and elements of cost of hydro-generated energy based upon an investigation and study of data regarding fifty-seven hydro-plants scattered throughout the United States. Attention is given particularly to hydro plants in power systems where hydro and steam power are complementary in u se, and a method of evaluating such hydro-power costs is suggested, which takes into account both energy and capacity values.
Some of the larger Federal hydro-projects are also discussed and compared in cost with those of private utility companies and a brief survey is made of water- power resources not as yet developed.
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© 1939 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Jan 1939
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H. K. Barrows, M.ASCE
Prof. of Hydr. Eng., Mass. Inst. Tech.; and Cons. Engr., Boston, Mass.
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