ME
Bar Mills P-2194
General information | |
| Waterway | Saco River |
| Current status | Active |
| Type of facility | Conventional Hydro |
| Mode of hydropower generation | Intermediate Peaking |
| Type of permit | FERC License |
FERC information | |
| FERC docket # | P-2194 |
| FERC project name | Bar Mills |
| Permit issued | 8/21/2008 |
| Permit expires | 7/27/2048 |
Ownership and operation | |
| Owner | Brookfield White Pine Hydro, LLC. |
| Owner type | Wholesale Power Marketer |
| Year first online (conventional hydro) | 1956 |
| Transmission or distribution system owner | Central Maine Power Co |
Power and generating capacity | |
| Number of units | 2 |
| Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant | 4.0 mW |
| Average annual net hydropower generation | 15,989.4 mWH |
The Bar Mills Project consists of a 364-foot-long, 7-foot-high concrete gravity dam that impounds a 263-acre, 5.3-mile-long reservoir. The powerhouse contains two 2.0-MW generating units that discharge water into a 200-foot-long tailrace.
Project power is transmitted through a 30-foot-long, 34/2.4 kilovolt (kV) transmission line connected to the regional grid.
Milestones
| New License Issued | 08-26-2008 |
News and updates
From American Rivers4/13/2021
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From Alabama Rivers Alliance4/8/2021
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