ME
Damariscotta Mills P-11566
General information | |
Waterway |
Damariscotta River |
Current status | Active license  |
Type of facility | Conventional Hydro |
Mode of hydropower generation | Peaking |
Type of permit | FERC License |
FERC information | |
FERC docket # | P-11566 |
FERC project name | Damariscotta Mills |
Permit issued | 11/29/03 |
Permit expiration | 11/26/33 |
Ownership and operation | |
Owner | KEI (Maine) Power Management (IV) LLC |
Owner type | Private Non-utility |
Year first online (conventional hydro) | 1923 |
Power and generating capacity | |
Number of units | 1 |
Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant | 0.5 MW |
Average annual net hydropower generation | 1,250.0 MWH |
The existing Damariscotta Mills project consists of a 5-foot-high, 124-foot-long concrete dam with three stoplog bays referred to as the “Fishway Dam,” a 5-foot-high, 40-foot-long dike, and other project facilities.
The project is located on theDamariscotta River, in Lincoln County, Maine.
The average annual generation is 1,250 megawatt-hours (MWh).
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