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Originally Posted by Alex Mackinnon
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?
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There's really nobody winning with any scenario. More like how do we lose the least...
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