Interesting project, looks as if most of the equipment is gone now and the mill is also on the historical list. It is going to be expensive to rehab and as such probable does not make financial since but historically it may be worth it.

I would like to take a look at it and may be able to help find a few engineers that could help. But this could be a major project costing in the 10 of millions if the permits are gone.

Kevin Fooce
fooce@hotmail.com
304-675-6687

Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 19:14:13 -0500
From: jkotcon@wvu.edu
To: pjgrunt <pjgrunt@gmail.com; ec@osenergy.org
Subject: [EC] Fwd: a "green" project by a Brunswick MD group

Anybody know anything about this group or this project?

JBK

>>> "Peter Maynard" <excelsior6@verizon.net> 1/8/2010 5:50 PM >>>

Jim, we are a group of environmentally-concerned people who are now undertaking the restoration of the old Harper's Ferry hydroelectric plant, now owned by Park Service, decommissioned several years ago as, one supposes, not worth the bother. Yet at one time it was a significant source of electric power.

And no significant damming of the Potomac is required -- which would make this a very "green" project.

Keepers of the Green have taken the first step toward returning to viability this old plant. We have asked the Park Service for its approval. The next step would be a feasibility study.

We will need a lot of help to move this project forward. Do you think your Sierra Club people might be interested? Can you give me any suggestions about other people who might be enlisted? -- Peter Maynard