McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. Hydroelectric Power Generation.

Abstract

This report presents an analysis of the hydroelectric generating facilities in the McClellan-Kerr River Project. Installed capacity of the federal installations total 639 megawatts. Economic and financial questions of production and marketing are examined (the power is sold by a federal agency, the Southwestern Power Administration). Due to the rising cost of other fuels, the power benefits are expected to rise from a project justification estimate of $14 million to over $40 million. However, benefits are not as high as possible, primarily due to poor marketing practices by the SPA. There are also several problems in the cost allocation formula used to rate the on-going return on investment to the Federal Government for each dam taken individually. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA054148

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