May 1, 2018
Powerhouse Dedicated to Clean Energy Visionary Stu Stein Waterloo, NY – On a blustery cold morning last week, over 50 people gathered on the banks of the Cayuga-Seneca canal to celebrate the rebirth of the Waterloo Hydroelectric Project. First commissioned in 1915, the project has faithfully powered the Finger Lakes Region for over a century[…] Read the Article
February 21, 2018
Newport, VT – Gravity Renewables, a leading national owner and operator of small hydroelectric projects, announced today that it has acquired three generation projects totaling just under 5 megawatts (MW) in Vermont. In addition to two hydroelectric facilities located on the scenic Clyde River, the acquisition includes a 150- kilowatt solar installation. “Operating and maintaining historical[…] Read the Article
June 28, 2017
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
May 17, 2017
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
March 2, 2017
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
September 1, 2016
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
August 3, 2016
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
July 26, 2016
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
October 1, 2015
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
September 16, 2015
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
