MA
Redbridge P-10676
General information | |
| Waterway |
Chicopee River |
| Current status | Active license, Dam failed |
| Type of facility | Conventional Hydro |
| Type of permit | FERC Exemption |
FERC information | |
| FERC docket # | P-10676 |
| FERC project name | Red Bridge |
| Permit issued | 9/6/92 |
Ownership and operation | |
| Owner | Nautilus Hydro, LLC |
| Owner type | Wholesale Power Marketer |
| Year first online (conventional hydro) | 1926 |
| Transmission or distribution system owner | Western Massachusetts Electric Company |
Power and generating capacity | |
| Number of units | 2 |
| Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant | 3.6 MW |
| Average annual net hydropower generation | 13,257.3 MWH |
The Red Bridge hydropower station partially collapsed in August 2023, sparking a minor fire inside the collapsed portion of the structure and causing an oil spill.
https://www.wwlp.com/video/building-collapse-at-red-bridge-hydro-power-plant-in-wilbraham/8930398/
Four projects on the Chicopee River were transferred from Essential Power Massachusetts, LLC to Nautilus Hydro, LLC (a subsidiary of Patriot Hydro) in May 2017: Dwight (p-10675), Redbridge (p-10676), Putts Bridge (p-10677), and Indian Orchard (p-10678).
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