Update: Boulder takes stimulus money for hydro turbine

January 6, 2010 · Posted in Energy · Comments Off 

 

WATER POWER!

Water power!

Boulder City Council decided last night to make a big buy — they’ll put up about $4 million, in addition to $1.18 million in federal stimulus money, to replace the 73-year-old hydroelectric turbine in Boulder Canyon.

Apparently, the turbine would have kicked the bucket in about five years without an upgrade. Read more