CT
Scotland Dam P-2662
General information | |
| Waterway |
Shetucket River |
| Current status | Active license |
| Type of facility | Conventional Hydro |
| Mode of hydropower generation | Run-of-river |
| Type of permit | FERC License |
FERC information | |
| FERC docket # | P-2662 |
| FERC project name | Scotland |
| Permit issued | 11/16/13 |
| Permit expiration | 10/27/53 |
Ownership and operation | |
| Owner | FirstLight Power Resources Services LLC |
| Owner type | Wholesale Power Marketer |
| Year first online (conventional hydro) | 1937 |
| Transmission or distribution system owner | Connecticut Light & Power Co |
Power and generating capacity | |
| Number of units | 1 |
| Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant | 2.0 MW |
| Average annual net hydropower generation | 6,486.2 MWH |
The Scotland Project is upstream of the Occum and Taftville dams on the Shetucket River, and Greeneville dam on the Thames River. All three of the dams are equipped with upstream and downstream fish passage facilities for resident, anadromous, and catadromous species.
Milestones
| License Application Filed | 08-31-2010 |
| Final Environmental Impact Assessment Issued | 01-16-2013 |
| License Issued | 11-21-2013 |
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News and updates
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