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

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Morehead Lake Hydro Project - Site A
Electrical One-Line Diagram

Electrical Panel
Induction Generator Interties

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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