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Presentation on the Story of the Muskingum River Locks and Dams

By: Rupak Thapaliya  Wednesday April 2, 2008
Region: Great Lakes
States: Ohio

A lecture about river system and locks & dams on Muskingum river will be presented at the Ohio River Museum, on Marietta, OH on April 6, 3:00-4:30 pm.


Minnesota to buy power from Canada

By: Rupak Thapaliya  Monday February 4, 2008

Under a deal signed between Minnesota Power and Manitoba Power, Minnesota will buy any surplus electricity starting from this year and 250 MW over 15 years from 2020 onwards.


Pre-Application Document filed for Oswegatchie River Hydro Project

By: Rupak Thapaliya  Tuesday January 8, 2008
Region: Great Lakes
Key Words: Oswegatchie River | PAD
States: New York

Erie Boulevard hydropower, L.P. has submitted its Pre-Application Document for the Oswegatchie River Hydroelectric Project, the license for which expires in December 31, 2012.


Take a class in dam removal!

By: John Seebach  Wednesday July 18, 2007
States: Michigan | Wisconsin

The University of Wisconsin will hold a short course on Succeeding With a Dam Removal Project on November 5-7 in East Lansing, Michigan. Follow the "read more" link below for details.


The cost of removing dams on Michigan's Muskegon Au Sable and Manistee rivers

By: Rebecca Sherman  Wednesday June 6, 2007

A condition of a 1992 settlement required Consumers Energy to study retirement of its eleven hydropower dams and publicly report on its findings.


License amendment on Lower Raquette adds generation and environmental benefits

By: John Seebach  Tuesday December 12, 2006

A license amendment for Erie Boulevard's Lower Raquette River project will increase the project's generating capacity by 50% (from 12 to 18 MW) while converting four dams from peaking generation into run-of-the-river mode, speeding up the license's fish protection and downstream fish passage measures by three years (from 2010 to 2007), and adding upstream eel passage at four dams.


FERC amends license for Sturgeon Falls project

By: John Seebach  Friday December 8, 2006
Region: Great Lakes
Key Words: FERC | license amendment
States: Michigan | Wisconsin

FERC issued a license amendment which increased the authorized capacity of the Sturgeon Falls project to 6.4 MW. The licensee requested the amendment after rehabilitating several turbines that were damaged in December, 2005.


FERC seeks input on Mongaup River recreation usage

By: John Seebach  Wednesday December 6, 2006
Region: Great Lakes
Key Words: FERC | recreation | whitewater
States: New York

FERC is seeking public comments on recreation usage at Mirant's Rio Project on New York's Mongaup River. In particular, the Commission is seeking comments on Mirant's 2004 Recreation Usage Report, which FERC will use to determine if "changes are needed to the whitewater releases at the project."


FERC issues preliminary permit for Mineville project

By: John Seebach  Monday November 13, 2006
Region: Great Lakes
Key Words: FERC | preliminary permit
States: New York

FERC issued a preliminary permit for a proposed 189MW pumped storage project in Essex County, New York.


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