Current system

See: Generation for more details of the current generation systems

Allen glacier (unnamed creek) -- Unnamed Creek

Present value of capital cost: $47,572,450

Lifetime energy cost savings: $5,416,801

Net lifetime savings: $-42,155,649

Benefit-cost ratio: 0.1

Proposed nameplate capacity: 750 kW

Expected yearly generation: 3,300,000 kWh/year

Phase: Reconnaissance

Upfront capital cost: $48,432,666

Estimated hydro penetration level: 11.42%

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Lake 1120 (cordova)

Present value of capital cost: $64,150,678

Lifetime energy cost savings: $13,112,024

Net lifetime savings: $-51,038,654

Benefit-cost ratio: 0.2

Proposed nameplate capacity: 1,240 kW

Expected yearly generation: 5,500,000 kWh/year

Phase: Reconnaissance

Upfront capital cost: $65,310,666

Estimated hydro penetration level: 19.03%

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Lake 1488 (cordova)

Present value of capital cost: $133,407,942

Lifetime energy cost savings: $39,158,046

Net lifetime savings: $-94,249,896

Benefit-cost ratio: 0.3

Proposed nameplate capacity: 5,000 kW

Expected yearly generation: 22,671,106 kWh/year

Phase: Reconnaissance

Upfront capital cost: $135,820,256

Estimated hydro penetration level: 78.45%

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Sheep river lakes

Present value of capital cost: $131,264,139

Lifetime energy cost savings: $38,075,317

Net lifetime savings: $-93,188,822

Benefit-cost ratio: 0.3

Proposed nameplate capacity: 4,000 kW

Expected yearly generation: 18,136,885 kWh/year

Phase: Reconnaissance

Upfront capital cost: $133,637,688

Estimated hydro penetration level: 62.76%

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Sheep bay (sanlin creek)

Present value of capital cost: $9,672,363

Lifetime energy cost savings: $-1,355,751

Net lifetime savings: $-11,028,114

Benefit-cost ratio: -0.1

Proposed nameplate capacity: 50 kW

Expected yearly generation: 226,711 kWh/year

Phase: Reconnaissance

Upfront capital cost: $9,847,261

Estimated hydro penetration level: 0.78%

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Orca creek

Present value of capital cost: $7,095,723

Lifetime energy cost savings: $-409,764

Net lifetime savings: $-7,505,488

Benefit-cost ratio: -0.1

Proposed nameplate capacity: 60 kW

Expected yearly generation: 272,053 kWh/year

Phase: Reconnaissance

Upfront capital cost: $7,224,030

Estimated hydro penetration level: 0.94%

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Meals lake (eccles creek)

Present value of capital cost: $5,263,593

Lifetime energy cost savings: $836,922

Net lifetime savings: $-4,426,671

Benefit-cost ratio: 0.2

Proposed nameplate capacity: 90 kW

Expected yearly generation: 408,080 kWh/year

Phase: Reconnaissance

Upfront capital cost: $5,358,770

Estimated hydro penetration level: 1.41%

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Meakerville, eyak (robinson falls creek)

Present value of capital cost: $16,542,776

Lifetime energy cost savings: $23,600,848

Net lifetime savings: $7,058,072

Benefit-cost ratio: 1.4

Proposed nameplate capacity: 905 kW

Expected yearly generation: 5,074,000 kWh/year

Phase: Reconnaissance

Upfront capital cost: $16,841,906

Estimated hydro penetration level: 17.56%

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Snyder falls -- Snyder Falls Creek

Present value of capital cost: $229,932,346

Lifetime energy cost savings: $10,304,559

Net lifetime savings: $-219,627,786

Benefit-cost ratio: 0.0

Proposed nameplate capacity: 6,000 kW

Expected yearly generation: 15,000,000 kWh/year

Phase: Reconnaissance

Upfront capital cost: $234,090,037

Estimated hydro penetration level: 51.91%

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Cordova (heney creek, lower)

Present value of capital cost: $7,314,930

Lifetime energy cost savings: $343,852

Net lifetime savings: $-6,971,078

Benefit-cost ratio: 0.0

Proposed nameplate capacity: 130 kW

Expected yearly generation: 419,000 kWh/year

Phase: Reconnaissance

Upfront capital cost: $7,447,201

Estimated hydro penetration level: 1.45%

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Cordova (hartney creek, lower)

Present value of capital cost: $11,725,470

Lifetime energy cost savings: $945,890

Net lifetime savings: $-10,779,580

Benefit-cost ratio: 0.1

Proposed nameplate capacity: 216 kW

Expected yearly generation: 743,000 kWh/year

Phase: Reconnaissance

Upfront capital cost: $11,937,493

Estimated hydro penetration level: 2.57%

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Cordova (fidalgo creek)

Present value of capital cost: $45,038,803

Lifetime energy cost savings: $16,437,883

Net lifetime savings: $-28,600,919

Benefit-cost ratio: 0.4

Proposed nameplate capacity: 1,140 kW

Expected yearly generation: 5,169,012 kWh/year

Phase: Reconnaissance

Upfront capital cost: $45,853,205

Estimated hydro penetration level: 17.89%

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Crater lake

Present value of capital cost: $36,059,119

Lifetime energy cost savings: $26,560

Net lifetime savings: $-36,032,559

Benefit-cost ratio: 0.0

Proposed nameplate capacity: 389 kW

Expected yearly generation: 1,763,812 kWh/year

Phase: Reconnaissance

Upfront capital cost: $36,711,148

Estimated hydro penetration level: 6.10%

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Van cleve lake (cordova)

Present value of capital cost: $1,275,571,349

Lifetime energy cost savings: $-215,032,510

Net lifetime savings: $-1,490,603,859

Benefit-cost ratio: -0.2

Proposed nameplate capacity: 37,493 kW

Expected yearly generation: 170,000,000 kWh/year

Phase: Reconnaissance

Upfront capital cost: $1,298,636,531

Estimated hydro penetration level: 588.26%

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Cordova (unnamed falls) -- Unnamed Creek, 2

Present value of capital cost: $10,344,762

Lifetime energy cost savings: $1,146,957

Net lifetime savings: $-9,197,805

Benefit-cost ratio: 0.1

Proposed nameplate capacity: 190 kW

Expected yearly generation: 712,000 kWh/year

Phase: Reconnaissance

Upfront capital cost: $10,531,818

Estimated hydro penetration level: 2.46%

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Cordova (unnamed creek) -- Unnamed Creek, 1

Present value of capital cost: $185,072,789

Lifetime energy cost savings: $28,982,339

Net lifetime savings: $-156,090,450

Benefit-cost ratio: 0.2

Proposed nameplate capacity: 4,859 kW

Expected yearly generation: 32,945,000 kWh/year

Phase: Reconnaissance

Upfront capital cost: $188,419,319

Estimated hydro penetration level: 114.00%

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Cordova (humpback creek)

Present value of capital cost: $6,089,566

Lifetime energy cost savings: $16,957,959

Net lifetime savings: $10,868,393

Benefit-cost ratio: 2.8

Proposed nameplate capacity: 850 kW

Expected yearly generation: 3,500,000 kWh/year

Phase: Construction

Upfront capital cost: $6,199,679

Estimated hydro penetration level: 12.11%

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Karluk (mary's creek)

Present value of capital cost: $32,782,928

Lifetime energy cost savings: $-4,080,161

Net lifetime savings: $-36,863,088

Benefit-cost ratio: -0.1

Proposed nameplate capacity: 190 kW

Expected yearly generation: 861,502 kWh/year

Phase: Reconnaissance

Upfront capital cost: $33,375,716

Estimated hydro penetration level: 2.98%

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Flemming creek, knights island

Present value of capital cost: $4,833,545

Lifetime energy cost savings: $576,772

Net lifetime savings: $-4,256,773

Benefit-cost ratio: 0.1

Proposed nameplate capacity: 75 kW

Expected yearly generation: 340,067 kWh/year

Phase: Reconnaissance

Upfront capital cost: $4,920,947

Estimated hydro penetration level: 1.18%

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This component calculates the potential cost savings through changes in the amount of diesel fuel used for electricity generation from the installation of new hydropower infrastructure. Requires that at least a reconnaissance-level hydropower study has been completed for the community.