Quote Originally Posted by cffisher View Post
Where I live we have hydro/electric there is a damn 3 miles in either direction from me.. My rates are no lower than anyone elses. I sure there equiptment is paid for but not the maintanence. The river realy don't care if it turns the turbines or not
Sounds like a nice low head hydro system, Charlie. Dam the river every three or four miles, and get whatever power can be generated by the normal flow of the river. Not much capacity, but good, steady output that adds to the base load capacity and is quite reliable.