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Morehead Valley Hydro Inc.

Site A - Morehead Lake

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Morehead Lake Hydro Project - Site A
Powerhouse General Arrangement - Section.
32 Kw Output
315mm Kaplan Turbine
75 Hp 3 Phase Induction Genarator

Electrical DiagramElectrical Room
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Morehead Lake Hydro Project - Site A
Electrical One-Line Diagram
Electrical Panel
Induction Generator Interties

Intake screen Side View of
Aluminium intake box
with stainless steel
screen cover
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Hydro Project Expenses @ Site A

1. Penstock (330' of 24" 1/4" wall pipe) $8,200.00
2. Penstock construction (labor and materials) $4,300.00
3. Valves, flanges, reducers, couplers & miscelaneous $4,000.00
4. Intake screen $5,000.00
5. Powerhouse excavation cement rebar & building) $12,000.00
6. Labour (cement works) $6,000.00
7. Turbine (1 315mm Kaplan turbine) $20,500.00
8. Generator, panel, transformer & electrical $20,800.00
9. Powerline (3 spans) $2,500.00
10. Engineering, consultation & commissioning $9,000.00
11. Total completed project $92,300.00

Site Details

Head 8.2 Meters (27 feet)
Flow .5 M3/s (17.7 cfs)
Penstock size 61 cm (24 inches)
Penstock length 107 Meters (330 feet)
Dam Type Earth and Stoplog
Dam heigth 8.2 Meters (27 feet)
Kilowatts produced at maximum flow 32 Kw
Watershed size 66 Square Km (25.5 sq miles)
Price per Installed Kilowatt $2,884.00

Site B - Waterfall

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Waterfall - Plan View of Powerhouse
Penstock Manifold at Powerhouse
Final Weld

Hydro Project Expenses @ Site B

1. Penstock (230' of 30" 3/8" wall pipe) $10,000.00
2. Penstock construction (labor and materials) $7,000.00
3. Valves, flanges, reducers, couplers & miscelaneous $6,000.00
4. Dam & Intake (excavation, cement, rebar) $12,000.00
5. Powerhouse excavation cement rebar & building) $20,000.00
6. Labour (cement works, dam, powerhouse & thrust blocks) $6,000.00
7. Pumps (1 6x8, 1 8x10, 1 8x10) $12,400.00
8. 3 Generators & panel control for pumps $35,800.00
9. Transformer & Electrical $8,000.00
10. Engineering, consultation & commissioning $12,000.00
11. Turbine (1 315mm Kaplan turbine) $20,500.00
12. 1 150Hp 3 Phase Induction generator $9,000.00
13. 100 Kw Panel & protection $15,000.00
14. Powerline (14 spans) $15,000.00
15. Access, stairway & walkways $7,000.00
16. Testing switchgear, panel & load dumps $14,000.00
17. Total completed project $209,700.00

Site Details

Head 17 Meters (56 feet)
Flow .75 M3/s (27.7 cfs)
Penstock size 76 cm (30 inches)
Penstock length 74 Meters (230 feet)
Dam Type Concrete and Stoplog
Dam heigth 2.4 Meters (7 feet)
Kilowatts produced at maximum flow 100 Kw
Watershed size 90 Square Km (35.5 sq miles)
Price per Installed Kilowatt $2,097.00

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