Carters is a 500MW hydro power project. It is located on Coosawattee river/basin in Georgia, the US. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. The project construction commenced in 1962 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1975. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project is currently owned by US Army Corps of Engineers with a stake of 100%.
Carters is a pumped storage project. The net head of the project is 120.7m. The total number of penstocks, pipes or long channels that carry water down from the hydroelectric reservoir to the turbines inside the actual power station, are 4 in number. The penstock length is 254.508m. The penstock diameter is 18m.
Development status
The project construction commenced in 1962 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1975.
Contractors involved
The turbines for the hydro power project have been supplied by Newport News Industrial and Voith Hydro Holding.
The electric generators for the project were procured from General Electric and Voith Hydro Holding.
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