TY  - JOUR
AU  - Yates, Travis Michael 
AU  - Khan, Abdul Aziz 
PY  - 2024
TI  - Hydroelectric Power Generation from Reservoirs in Savannah River Basin
JF  - American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 17
IS  - 2
DO  - 10.3844/ajeassp.2024.56.60
UR  - https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajeassp.2024.56.60
AB  - Hydropower is generated from three reservoirs in the United States Army Corps of Engineers's Savannah District. These reservoirs include J. Strom Thurmond, Richard B. Russell, and Hartwell. Currently, a contract in place specifies that a certain amount of energy must be provided to the region. Analysis of 25 years of operational data has shown that a 90% reliable yield is about 40% less than the current contract. Moreover, the weekly restraints on generation requirements are often set too high as the frequency of meeting the contract amount is only 30% for most months. These inconsistencies result in a cost variation that affects consumers. Statistical analysis of historic energy generation provides procedures to determine a reliable energy yield by observing generation amounts that occur within an acceptable amount of risk. The average reliable amount of energy available 90% of the time was found to be about 15,500 MWh per week for the Savannah Reservoir network.