4 September 2016
Equipment List for High Falls Hydroelectric Plant – Being the approximate prices of new equipment bought at market value today – composed by the developer – Steve CookThese are from my past knowledge, having built the plant, and from watching as items and services change, spread over the 30 years that I have been involved and responsible.
#1 Turbine & Generator set250 KW @ 16 feet head$250,000
S.Morgan Smith 30 inch turbine & General Electric Generator
Hydraulic set for turbine control$20,000
Switchgear Panel and breaker$15,000
High Voltage Hyplon electric cable from generator to switchgear panel and from switchgear panel to air breaks and substation $5,000
#2 Turbine & Generator set300 KW @ 16 feet head$300,000
Leffel 36 inch turbine & Westinghouse Generator
Hydraulic set for turbine control$20,000
Switchgear panel and breaker$15,000
High Voltage Hyplon electric cable from generator to switchgear panel and from switchgear panel to air breaks and substation $5,000
#3 Turbine & Generator set150 KW$175,000
S. Morgan Smith Standard 30 inch turbine & Electric Machinery Generator
Hydraulic set for turbine control$20,000
Switchgear panel and breaker$15,000
High Voltage Hyplon electric cable from generator to switchgear panel and from switchgear panel to air breaks and substation $5,000
Housing and Maintenance Equipment
Overhead beams, electric chain hoist, and trolleys$20,000
Masonry Generator Room, Steel reinforced formed concrete
turbine room,Discharge room, suspended concrete canal
cover to trash racks, and underwater bypass gate. (3 story
building with 2 stories under water)$240,000
Misc. CT’s, PT’s, metering, safety relays, 3 excitation sets
for generators, 3 transformersfor exciters, house power
transformers, high voltage air breaks to substation, substation
relays, wiring, etc.$165,000
Hydraulic headgates, pumps, controls, panels, and wiring$130,000
USGS Service reporting equipment, panel, and gages$5,000
2 Automated trash rack cleaners$60,000
Stationary trash racks$30,000
Automated single generator racheting system $10,000
Equipment List for Little River Hydroelectric Plant
#1 Turbine & Generator set200 KW @ 32 feet head$200,000
Leffel 21/24 inch turbine type F & Electric Machinery Generator
Hydraulic set for turbine control$20,000
Switchgear Panel and breaker$15,000
High Voltage Hyplon electric cable from generator to switchgear panel and from switchgear panel to air breaks and substation $18,000
#2 Turbine & Generator set500 KW @ 32 feet head$375,000
S.Morgan Smith “S” 30 inch turbine & Semans Generator
Hydraulic set for turbine control$20,000
Switchgear panel and breaker$15,000
High Voltage Hyplon electric cable from generator to switchgear panel and from switchgear panel to air breaks and substation $18,000
Housing and Maintenance Equipment
Overhead Crane, electric chain hoist, and trolleys$25,000
Masonry Generator Room, Steel reinforced formed concrete
turbine room,Discharge room, suspended concrete canal
cover to trash racks, and underwater bypass gate. (3 story
building with 2 stories under water)$210,000
Misc. CT’s, PT’s, metering, safety relays, 3 excitation sets
for generators, 3 transformersfor exciters, house power
transformers, high voltage air breaks to substation, substation
relays, wiring, etc.$125,000
Hydraulic headgates, pumps, controls, panels, and wiring$90,000
Automated trash rack cleaners$30,000
Stationary trash racks$20,000
Automated single generator racheting system $10,000
Total$2,636,000