Nontraditional Report Highlights River Commitment Boulder, CO – Gravity Renewables Inc., an investor-backed owner, operator, and developer of small hydroelectric power plants in the United States has released its first ever River Watcher Report. Gravity Renewables brings long-term, cost-effective clean energy to electricity consumers, helps conserve and restore historical hydroelectric sites, and promotes educational and[…] Read the Article
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Gravity Renewables Grows New England Portfolio with First Acquisitions in Massachusetts
Stockbridge, MA – Gravity Renewables, a leading national owner and operator of small hydro projects, announced today that it has acquired two hydroelectric facilities in Western Massachusetts, the Glendale project in Stockbridge, MA and the Texon project in Russell, MA. Gravity notified the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) of the change in ownership for the[…] Read the Article
Gravity Renewables Acquires Hydroelectric Projects in Connecticut and Virginia
Danielson, CT – Gravity Renewables, a leading national owner and operator of small hydro projects, has completed the acquisition of two hydroelectric facilities located in Connecticut and Virginia. The purchase of the Quinebaug and 5-Mile Project in Connecticut and the Moomaws facility in Virginia adds to Gravity’s growing portfolio. “These projects are a natural addition[…] Read the Article
Gravity and City of Binghamton Partner to Explore Development of Hydropower Project
Binghamton, N.Y. — Mayor Richard C. David announced that the City of Binghamton and Gravity Renewables are advancing a hydroelectric project for Rockbottom Dam on the Susquehanna River, initiating engineering studies for construction of a generation facility to provide clean power. “Rockbottom Dam has long been an important part of our City’s water infrastructure,” said Mayor[…] Read the Article
Gravity Renewables Expands in New York
Seneca Falls, NY, Sept 1, 2016 – Gravity Renewables, a leading national owner and operator of small hydro projects, has completed its acquisition of the Seneca Falls and Waterloo hydroelectric facilities. The facilities add ten megawatts (MW) to the company’s portfolio and mark the fourth New York-based acquisition in just over three years. “The[…] Read the Article
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
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