Hydro Equipment Cost

As a rule of thumb, for small turbines between 2000 watts (2kW) and 30,000 watts (30kW) the turbine harware will cost between $1.00 and $2.00 per watt. For that price you will receive the turbine, generator, electronic load control, manual shut-off valve, and resistive dump load.

Very small turbines will cost more per watt, and very large turbine may cost less.

The price will also vary with turbine style, generally impulse turbines cost less than reaction turbines.

Here is are some examples.....

Example 1: High head site - 3000 watt turbine (3kW)
Site conditions: 100 feet (30.5 meters) of head, and 275 gallons per minute (17.3 liters/second)
Impulse Turbine - Turgo style
This turbine will cost $3250.00 FOB Amsterdam, NY

Example 2: Moderately Low head site - 3000 watt turbine (3kW)
Site conditions: 13 feet (4 meters) of head, and 2150 gallons per minute (136 liters/second)
Reaction Turbine - Kaplan style
This turbine will cost $5250.00 FOB Amsterdam, NY

Example 3: Very Low head site - 4000 watt turbine (4kW)
Site conditions: 7 feet (2 meters) of head, and 5000 gallons per minute (315 liters/second)
Reaction Turbine - Kaplan style
This turbine will cost $22,250.00 FOB Amsterdam, NY

Please contact us with your site parameters for an actual quotation.