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Don Gamache, operator of the Fitzsimmons Creek run-of-river project, gestures at the weir where water is diverted into a penstock pipe that travels 3.5 km down to the power plant. This headpond is sandwhiched between Whistler and Blackcomb mountains. Photo David Dodge

30. How it works: Run-of-river hydroelectric power

David Dodge February 8, 2013Hydro Leave a Comment

By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney When I first heard of “run-of-river” I had it …

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