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.. | (Hydropower / Major Rehabilitation)
The project involves the rewinding of seven generator units, the replacement of six turbines, high efficiency naturally aspirating (aerating) units, and the refurbishment of one turbine. The project also includes replacement of the main power transformers, and the replacement of key electrical and mechanical peripheral equipment. The rehabilitation will improve the overall reliability of the project, reduce operation and maintenance costs, reduce unscheduled repair costs, increase downstream dissolved oxygen, and provide additional hydropower capacity and power revenues. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1944. |
The John H. Kerr Powerhouse is located on the Roanoke River in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, 7 miles east of Boydton, Virginia, 80 air miles southwest of Richmond, Virginia, and 60 miles north of Raleigh, North Carolina. It is the hydropower facility associated with the John H. Kerr Dam.