ME
Damariscotta Mills P-11566
General information | |
| Waterway |
Damariscotta River |
| Current status | Active |
| 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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