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Title Fighting for economic survival
Creator/Author Lagassa, G. (Mainstream Associates, North Hampton, NH (United States))
Publication Date1994 Apr 01
OSTI IdentifierOSTI ID: 7172853
Other Number(s)ISSN1043-7320; CODEN: IDPEEW
Resource TypeJournal Article
Resource RelationIndependent Energy ; Vol/Issue: 24:4
Subject130600 -- Hydro Energy-- Environmental Aspects ;290200 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Economics & Sociology; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS-- LICENSING;MAINE-- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT;NEW HAMPSHIRE-- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL IMPACT;SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS
Related SubjectDEVELOPED COUNTRIES;INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS;NORTH AMERICA;POWER PLANTS;USA
Description/Abstract Licensing entanglements and challenges could end up hurting the local economies of several Northeastern states, as well as several companies looking to hydropower as a capacity source.^From its headwaters deep in the north words of Maine, through New Hampshire`s northernmost Coos County, to the Atlantic Ocean in Brunswick, Maine, the Androscoggin River constitutes about 3,500 square miles of drainage area.^Of the basin`s 50 dams, 47 have hydroelectric generators totaling about 250 megawatts, and the remaining three are at headwater lakes which play a key role in the hydroelectric feasibility of the downstream sites.^With five separate regulable lakes in its headwaters, the Androscoggin constitutes one of the best rivers for hydroelectric production in the United States.^This article describes the hydropower projects on the river, and their link to local companies and the economy.^Environmental challenges to relicensing of projects may damage the local economy if plants are not relicensed or are forced to spend too much to comply with regulations.
Country of PublicationUnited States
LanguageEnglish
FormatPages: 76-84
System Entry Date2001 May 13

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