Gardners Falls
A 3.5 MW hydroelectric power plant in Franklin, Massachusetts, owned by Central Rivers Power MA, LLC, commissioned in 1914.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 1634Hydroelectric
Nameplate capacity
3.5 MW
Primary fuel
Hydroelectric
Commissioned
1914
Owner
Central Rivers Power MA, LLC
Location
Franklin, Massachusetts
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
11.1 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Conventional Hydroelectric
Units
4
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2.3 | |
| 2016 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 1.8 | |
| 2018 | 9.5 | |
| 2019 | 11 | |
| 2020 | 10.7 | |
| 2021 | 6.1 | |
| 2022 | 7.2 | |
| 2023 | 17.7 | |
| 2024 | 11.1 |
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|---|---|---|---|
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