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ContentsHydropower Resource Assessment at Existing Reclamation FacilitiesChapter 4 Hydropower Assessment Tool ....................................................................... 4-14.1 Model Software ................................................................................................................... 4-14.2 Model Components ............................................................................................................. 4-14.3 Model Usage ....................................................................................................................... 4-34.4 Application and Limitations ............................................................................................... 4-3Chapter 5 Site Evaluation Results ................................................................................... 5-15.1 Great Plains Region ............................................................................................................ 5-25.1.1 Overview. ................................................................................................................ 5-25.1.2 Power Production .................................................................................................... 5-75.1.3 Economic Evaluation. ............................................................................................. 5-95.1.4 Constraints Evaluation .......................................................................................... 5-115.2 Lower Colorado Region .................................................................................................... 5-165.2.1 Overview. .............................................................................................................. 5-165.2.2 Power Production .................................................................................................. 5-175.2.3 Economic Evaluation. ........................................................................................... 5-175.2.4 Constraints Evaluation .......................................................................................... 5-185.3 Mid-Pacific Region ........................................................................................................... 5-215.3.1 Overview. .............................................................................................................. 5-215.3.2 Power Production .................................................................................................. 5-245.3.3 Economic Evaluation. ........................................................................................... 5-245.3.4 Constraints Evaluation .......................................................................................... 5-255.4 Pacific Northwest Region ................................................................................................. 5-295.4.1 Overview. .............................................................................................................. 5-295.4.2 Power Production .................................................................................................. 5-335.4.3 Economic Evaluation. ........................................................................................... 5-345.4.4 Constraints Evaluation .......................................................................................... 5-355.5 Upper Colorado Region .................................................................................................... 5-385.5.1 Overview. .............................................................................................................. 5-385.5.2 Power Production .................................................................................................. 5-405.5.3 Economic Evaluation. ........................................................................................... 5-435.5.4 Constraints Evaluation .......................................................................................... 5-455.6 Discount Rate Sensitivity Analysis ................................................................................... 5-495.7 Exceedance Level Sensitivity Analysis ............................................................................ 5-515.8 Sites with Seasonal Flows ................................................................................................. 5-52Chapter 6 Conclusions ...................................................................................................... 6-16.1 Results Summary ................................................................................................................ 6-16.2 Conclusions ......................................................................................................................... 6-56.3 Potential Future Uses of Study Results ............................................................................... 6-6Chapter 7 References ........................................................................................................ 7-1ii – March 2011
ContentsHydropower Resource Assessment at Existing Reclamation FacilitiesTablesTable ES-1. Site Summary ......................................................................................................ES-2Table ES-2. Sites with Hydropower Potential within Benefit Cost Ratio(with Green Incentives) Ranges ..........................................................................ES-4Table ES-3. Sites with Benefit Cost Ratios (with Green Incentives) Greater than 0.75 .........ES-8Table 2-1. Number of Sites in Each Reclamation Region ...................................................... 2-1Table 2-2. Number of High, Medium, and Low Confidence Sites per Region .................... 2-17Table 2-3. Site Data and Hydropower Potential Summary .................................................. 2-19Table 3-1. Generation Data for Boca Dam Site (for 30 year data set).................................. 3-11Table 3-2. Development of Prices Using Aurora xmp® Areas ................................................. 3-12Table 3-3. All-hours Price Forecasts for January from 2014 through 2060 ($/MWh)......... 3-13Table 3-4. Available Hydropower Performance Based Incentives ....................................... 3-14Table 3-5. Association Between Mitigation Costs and Constraints .................................... 3-17Table 3-6. Example Costs for Boca Dam Site ..................................................................... 3-18Table 3-7. Boca Dam Site Benefit Cost Ratio and IRR Summary ....................................... 3-20Table 5-1. Site Inventory in Great Plains Region ................................................................... 5-2Table 5-2. Benefit Cost Ratio (With Green Incentives) Summary of Sites Analyzed inGreat Plains Region ............................................................................................... 5-3Table 5-3. Sites with Benefit Cost Ratio (With Green Incentives) Greater than 0.75 inGreat Plains Region ............................................................................................... 5-4Table 5-4. Hydropower Production Summary for Sites in Great Plains Region .................... 5-7Table 5-5. Economic Evaluation Summary for Sites in Great Plains Region ........................ 5-9Table 5-6. Number of Sites in the Great Plains Region with Potential RegulatoryConstraints ........................................................................................................... 5-12Table 5-7. Site Inventory in Lower Colorado Region .......................................................... 5-16Table 5-8. Benefit Cost Ratio Summary of Sites Analyzed in Lower Colorado Region ..... 5-16Table 5-9. Hydropower Production Summary for Sites in Lower Colorado Region ........... 5-17Table 5-10. Economic Evaluation Summary for Sites in Lower Colorado Region ............... 5-17Table 5-11. Number of Sites in the Lower Colorado Region with Potential RegulatoryConstraints ........................................................................................................... 5-18Table 5-12. Site Inventory in Mid-Pacific Region ................................................................. 5-21Table 5-13. Benefit Cost Ratio Summary of Sites Analyzed in Mid-Pacific Region ............ 5-21Table 5-14. Sites with Benefit Cost Ratio (With Green Incentives) Greater than 0.75 inMid-Pacific Region ............................................................................................. 5-22Table 5-15. Hydropower Production Summary for Sites in Mid-Pacific Region .................. 5-24Table 5-16. Economic Evaluation Summary for Sites in Mid-Pacific Region ....................... 5-25Table 5-17. Number of Sites in the Mid-Pacific Region with Potential RegulatoryConstraints ........................................................................................................... 5-26Table 5-18. Site Inventory in Pacific Northwest Region ........................................................ 5-29iii – March 2011
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