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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