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Title Satellite survey saves utility time and money
Publication Date1985 May 01
OSTI IdentifierOSTI ID: 5843731
Other Number(s)CODEN: ELLPA
Resource TypeJournal Article
Resource RelationElectr. Light Power ; Vol/Issue: 63:5
Subject200203 -- Fossil-Fueled Power Plants-- Waste Management-- Site Selection & Land Use ;250300 -- Energy Storage-- Pumped Hydro-- (-1989) ;130601 -- Hydro Energy-- Land Use & Aesthetics-- (-1991 ) ;296000 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Electric Power; AERIAL SURVEYING-- INTERFEROMETRY;PUMPED STORAGE POWER PLANTS-- SITE SELECTION;SITE SELECTION-- AERIAL SURVEYING; ELECTRIC UTILITIES;LAND USE;RIGHTS-OF-WAY
Related SubjectHYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS;PEAKING POWER PLANTS;POWER PLANTS;PUBLIC UTILITIES
Description/Abstract The Oglethorpe Power Corp. saved money and made a more accurate survey for a proposed pumped storage hydro plant using an innovative satellite surveying technique.^The $22,000 satellite service by Aero Service of Houston took only five days to cover the 26 areas of rugged terrain and heavy forest in Georgia.^The utility is considering three sites for a 675 MW plant to begin operating in the mid-1990s.^Aero Service uses a network of seven satellites designed for military use as a commercial user.^The company devised the interferometric system, MACROMETER V-1000, to survey rights-of-way and other potential utility sites.^It expects the service to become increasingly cost-effective.^2 figures.
Country of PublicationUnited States
LanguageEnglish
FormatPages: 20
System Entry Date2001 May 13

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