> Regarding Question No.3 BC has given a typical bureaucrat's response-
> technically correct but totally useless.
>
> Try putting the question a bit differently, such as:
>
> What is the average energy price of contracts signed in the last year? or
> the last 6 contracts?
> What is the basis for calculating purchase rates?
>
> G Kharel
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Fly Boy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 11:52 PM
> Subject: RE: [microhydro] I have a stream flowing through my yard, what
can
> I do with it?
>
>
> > Thanks everyone for your comments. To answer some of the questions
> raised:
> >
> > I desire to sell 100% of the power.
> >
> > Using both my property and the neighbors I will have 145m head and
taking
> > the contours of the land into account, 1,900m of pipe.
> >
> > I would like to keep the budget low with a DIY approach where possible.
I
> > have a 200 series highhoe which should help keep the cost of laying pipe
> > down to a minimum.
> >
> > A few questions that I still have are:
> >
> > 1. How do I ball park the cost of the project. (What are the different
> > components that I will need? Turbine, generator, etc.)
> >
> > 2. What type of pipe is needed? Will plastic pipe work? (according to
> > Joseph Hartvigsen's data I'm guessing I will need about 50cm diameter
> pipe.)
> >
> > 3. Does anyone know an approximate amount BCHydro would pay for my
> > electricity? Without that figure I'm just shooting in the dark. Their
> > office told me it was decided on a contract basis so could not venture a
> > guess.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Lawrence Balisky
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Cesar Soriano [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 12:45 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [microhydro] I have a stream flowing through my yard, what
> can
> > I do with it?
> >
> >
> > Lawrence,
> >
> > you have a very nice site specially if this is an abrupt fall sinse you
> did
> > not mention the slope of the stream.
> >
> > with some simple estimates, at 95 meters head and at the average flow,
you
> > can put up a 200 kWs micro hydro power plant and at the lowest of 0.21
> cms,
> > you have a firm plant capacity of 97 kWs. These are just estimates using
> an
> > efficiency of 50% to consider losses. You can even generate more if you
> > involve the property of your good neighbor.
> >
> > The grid you are referring to must be what is called a singel wire earth
> > return (swer) electric line. you can ask the utility maintaining the
line
> > the voltage rating of that system.
> >
> > first thing, do you plan to sell the generated energy? or generate only
> for
> > your own consumption?
> >
> > regards.
> >
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