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Show TABLE 9.-Authorized hydroelectric power projects, Ohio River Basin (exclusive of Tennessee River) No.i Project and State River Ultimate installed capacity Average annual energy Active storage 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2 Projects under construction Wolf Creek, Kentucky............... Projects not under construction Cumberland. Kilowatts 270, 000 Million kilowatt- hours 867 Three Islands, Tennessee....................... Stewart Ferry, Tennessee....................... Old Hickory, Tennessee........................ Carthage, Tennessee........................... Celina, Kentucky.............................. Jessamine, Kentucky........................... Booneville, Kentucky.......................... Bluestone, West Virginia....................... Additional capacity to existing plant (Dale Hollow). Harpeth. . . . Stones....., Cumberland. .....do..... .....do............. Kentucky........... South Fork, Kentucky. New................ 20, 000 13,500 120, 000 90, 000 60, 000 13, 900 7,300 180, 000 18, 000 Total projects not under construction. 522,700 Total authorized power projects. 792, 700 1,000 acre-feet 2,142 45 52 502 343 230 73 42 405 7 1,699 2,566 152 115 285 258 170 980 3,122 1 Numbers refer to numbers on figure 4. Source: Federal Power Commission. Facilities under Construction and Authorized One hydroelectric plant, Wolf Greek, is now being constructed on the Cumberland River. This will have an installed capacity of 270,000 kilowatts. Seven projects which have been authorized for power are not yet under construction. Five of these are in the Cumberland Basin and two on the Ken- tucky River. In addition to these seven, Bluestone Dam, which has been built on the New River for flood control, has future power installation author- ized. The authorized power capacity, including a third unit at Dale Hollow Dam, amounts to 522,700 kilowatts (table 9). Needs and Potentialities in the Basin The utility systems operating in the Ohio Basin north of the TVA system had a peak demand of 7,067,000 kilowatts in 1948. Power market studies made by the Federal Power Commission indicate that an increase in demand of 5,056,000 kilowatts is to be expected by 1970. The need for additional power supply in the en- tire integrated East-Central region will be much greater by 1970. About 10 million kilowatts addi- tional of generating capacity will be needed. Part of this load growth will be met by steam plants planned and scheduled by utility systems. Con- struction has started on several large steam plants, with ultimate capacity of about 1 million kilowatts each, located on the Ohio River where coal and cooling water are available. This power will be transmitted north to the large industrial centers. However, part of this future load can be supplied from potential hydroelectric plants in the Ohio Basin. Most efficient use of the hydroelectric power would be in combination with steam generation. The 9 power projects authorized, one of which is under construction, will have an installation of 792,700 kilowatts. In addition there are 78 po- tential hydroelectric power plants and two existing plants with additional power capacity (table 10) which should be considered for full development of 649 |