Gravity Renewables Acquires First Connecticut Hydro Facility

Griswold, CT – Gravity Renewables, a leading national owner and operator of small hydro projects, has completed its acquisition of the Wyre Wynd Hydroelectric Facility in Jewett City. The 2.78 megawatt (MW) facility on the Quinebaug River has generated clean energy for more than one hundred years. Duncan Broatch, the former owner of the project and[…] Read the Article

New York Power Consortium Extends Contract with Gravity Renewables

The Municipal Electric and Gas Alliance (MEGA) of New York extended its contract with Gravity Renewables, making Gravity the preferred provider of small hydro power through December 31, 2019. “This partnership, begun in 2014, has allowed municipalities buy predictably priced, locally generated, clean electricity from hydro plants that desperately need their support,” said Ted Rose,[…] Read the Article

Gravity Renewables to Assist St. Lawrence University in Accessing Clean, Local Hydropower

New agreement advances university’s sustainability goals Canton, N.Y. —Gravity Renewables, an owner and operator of renewable energy projects across the country, will connect St. Lawrence University to approximately 4.3 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of clean hydropower per year thanks to a new agreement. The move to local hydropower will provide the University with reliably priced[…] Read the Article

Vassar College Announces Agreement With Gravity Renewables

New York College Turns to Small Hydro to Advance Carbon Neutrality Goal Poughkeepsie, NY – Vassar College announced an agreement with Gravity Renewables, an owner and operator of renewable energy projects across the country, to receive 10% of its electricity needs from a local, small hydropower project. The agreement represents significant step in the College’s[…] Read the Article

Gravity Renewables Acquires Second Vermont Hydro Facility

Dog River Generates More Than 650,000 Kilowatt Hours/Year of Renewable Power Northfield, VT – Gravity Renewables, an owner and operator of renewable energy projects across the country, has completed its acquisition of the Dog River Hydroelectric Facility, also known as Nantanna Mill hydro, in Northfield. “After a 31 year association with Nantanna Hydro – rehabilitating,[…] Read the Article

Gravity Renewables and American Rivers Pen Op-Ed on Hydro Development

Environmentalists and small hydro developers can agree on smart hydro development for the 21st Century. In an OpEd published in the Denver Post, Innovative hydropower for the 21st century, Gravity Renewables CEO Ted Rose explores the common ground with Matt Rice, the director of the Colorado Basin program at American Rivers, a national non-profit conservation[…] Read the Article

Gravity Renewables & Skidmore College Re-Dedicate Chittenden Falls Hydro Facility

Historic Small Hydro Plant Will Help College Meet 21st Century Energy Needs Stockport, NY — Representatives from Skidmore College and Gravity Renewables and dozens of attendees gathered to mark the rededication of the historic Chittenden Falls Hydroelectric facility today. The project has reached a milestone in the refurbishment and preservation that will enable the facility[…] Read the Article

Gravity Renewables Acquires Third Hydro Plant in New York

Saratoga County Facility Generates More Than 13 Million Kilowatt Hours/Year of Renewable Power Albany, NY — Gravity Renewables, an owner and operator of renewable energy projects across the country, has completed its acquisition of the Stillwater Hydroelectric Facility located on the Hudson River. The plant was originally commissioned in 1993 and now generates approximately 13.9[…] Read the Article

Gravity Renewables to Assist St. Lawrence County in Accessing Clean Hydropower

Small Hydro Agreement Offers County Predictable, Reliably Priced Power Canton, N.Y. — Gravity Renewables, an owner and operator of renewable energy projects across the country, will assist St. Lawrence County in accessing up to 2.5 million kilowatt hours (kWh) per year of clean hydropower thanks to a new agreement. The move to local hydropower will[…] Read the Article