| Adams Hydroelectric Generating Facility is a 350
kilowatt hydroelectric generating facility located on Sandy Creek,
in the Village of Adams, New York. Sandy Creek discharges to the
east side of Lake Ontario, south of the City of Watertown. It is
a run-of-the-river facility located at an existing concrete dam
structure. The dam is 41 metres long and has a total head of 5.5
metres. A small powerhouse located at the dam houses an ESAC bulb-type
turbine generator set. Electricity produced by the facility is connected
to the Niagara Mohawk grid at the facility.
The power purchase agreement for Adams facility is for a term of
40 years ending January 2028. The facility commenced commercial
operations in January,1988. Power purchase rates under the agreement
are front-end loaded. The front end loaded rate for the first 15
years was initially set at $0.1347/kW-hr (US$0.0976/kW-hr). Pursuant
to its right to review the power purchase rate based on the balance
of the Advance Payment Account, Niagara Mohawk has determined that
an excessive tracking account balance was being created and the
stabilized rate was decreased to $0.1214/kW-hr (US$0.0880/kW-hr).
Niagara Mohawk has the right to continue such reviews on an annual
basis for the remainder of the first 15 year period.
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