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Originally Posted by retro_orange
Is there any way to build the dam to only half the size with the potential ability to raise the height of the dam to flood more land if more power is needed from it in the future?
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That would basically be pointless. The dam height hardly changes the cost if you'd have to build it for the eventual raise. The foundation and generators would all have to be the same, but not properly optimized for either scenario.
It would basically be the same cost, and pay back at however much slower it produces power.
The reduced flooding would result in a short stretch of non-flooded river between a reservoir and the Peace Canyon Dam. Who wins in that scenario?