Pros and Cons of Hydropower

 

PROS AND CONS OF HYDROPOWER •

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According to the Connecticut Siting Council, there are 10 hydroo!er "acilitie# in the #tate, !ith generating caacitie# ranging "ro$ %0 &ilo!att# '(anta$ 1) to *1+ $ega!att# 1-- DOE #tudy 'htt.//hydroo!er+id+doe+go/re#ourcea##e##$ent/d"#/#tate#/ct+d") identied and a##e##ed 23 hydroo!er #ite# in the #tate+ 2+ &ilo!att# to 10 $ega!att# 4o#t hae caacitie# under 1 $ega!att+ Pro# hae high caital co#t# 5ut ery lo! oerating co#t#+' For small hydro facilities,, the report facilities estimates O&M costs of $20–$25 per kilowatt per year. For mini hydropower facilities, the estimate is $3–$! per kilowatt per year ) hae high caital co#t# 5ut ery lo! oerating co#t#+ increa#e or decrea#e o!er roduction to re6ect change# in electric de$and+ 'in#tead o" con#tant) rene!a5le re#ource, !ater cycle no air ollution+ greenhou#e ga# e$i##ion# are le## than $o#t other tye# o" generation ariety o" recreational recreational oortunitie# con# eniron$ental har$ ae#thetic concern#

CCEF Hydroo!er Reort •

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According to Connecticut hydroo!er deeloer#, re7o!ering a hydroo!er "acility in Connecticut tend# to range in co#t "ro$ 81,00098:,000 er in#talled &ilo!att r in#talling a #$all hydroo!er "acility;!hich they dene a# 5et!een 1 and :0 $ega!att# in #i<e; a# 81,00098=,00 er &ilo!att+ For $ini hydroo!er "acilitie#, dened a# 5et!een 0+1 and 1 $ega!att, the reort e#ti$ated the caital co#t# a# 81,0009 81,300+  >here are are oer thirty oerational oerational hydroo!er hydroo!er "acilitie# "acilitie# o" 10 &W or or $ore in the #tate o" Connecticut, Nonethele##, deeloing een a $ode#t ercentage o" the#e #ite# !ould add $eaning"ul rene!a5le $ega!att# to the #tate?# electricity $i@+

Energy Need# And >he Colla#e O" Connecticut

 

Wind Po!er. Pro# and Con# Ho! $ore !ind "ar$# !ill reduce greenhou#e ga# e$i##ion# Fact#heet# and Stati#tic# Pro it?# clean and rene!a5le and relatiely chea to roduce 11 gra$# o" car5on dio@ide7euialent er &ilo!att7hour 'gCO=e/&Wh), !indB# car5on "ootrint tB# e#ti$ated that the#e reduce the B# CO= e$i##ion# 5y oer 2+* $illion tonne# eery year 5y di#lacing electricity electricity "ro$ "o##il "uel o!er #tation#+ non #ace con#u$ing Con  'e+g+ land u#e, noi#e and i#ual ollution)+ " cour#e, the $ain di#adantage o" !ind o!er i# that the !ind doe# not 5lo! con#i#tently or #teadily+ caital co#t# o" con#truction are e@tre$ely high