Hello Flavia, Your site sounds interesting and definetly doable. Back in the mid 80's i installed a spring fed microhydro unit for a woodworker near Lee Ma. If nothing else i'd like to maybe see your site and discuss some pro and cons about grid tie vs stand alone units. You can email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 2:23 PM Subject: [microhydro] looking for a contractor
We live in the northwest corner of Massachusetts. Near both the Vermont and New York borders. We are trying to resurrect an abandoned gravity-fed spring water system to turn it into a micro hydro system. There is 2 inch plastic pipe running for 3400 feet to the source in a stream with 300 feet of head. At some point, this pipe goes down to 1 inch, I think. Years ago, this system measured 35 gal/min with about 120 lbs. of pressure at the house. Recently, we measured 60 gal/min at the source. We've started to repair the plumbing. The old system had 2 pressure reducer valves. We had been trying to work with a contractor for over a year, but he just has been too busy, so we are now looking for someone else. We intended to create a hybrid microhydro/solar alternative energy system. We might do this project in phases, and start with the microhydro. We are also still deciding whether to have an off-grid or a grid intertie system.. connecting to the grid makes one eligible for state grants. Can anyone recommend someone in this region who can help us? Thanks, Flavia [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Does your company feature in the microhydro business directory at http://microhydropower.net/directory ? If not, please register free of charge and be exposed to the microhydro community world wide! NOTE: The advertisements in this email are added by Yahoogroups who provides us with free email group services. The microhydro-group does not endorse products or support the advertisements in any way. More information on micro hydropower at http://microhydropower.net To unsubscribe: send empty message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS a.. Visit your group "microhydro" on the web. b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Does your company feature in the microhydro business directory at http://microhydropower.net/directory ? If not, please register free of charge and be exposed to the microhydro community world wide! NOTE: The advertisements in this email are added by Yahoogroups who provides us with free email group services. The microhydro-group does not endorse products or support the advertisements in any way. More information on micro hydropower at http://microhydropower.net To unsubscribe: send empty message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/microhydro/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
