Scotland Dam Generating Station

The Scotland Dam Generating Station is a single-unit, Class I run-of-river hydroelectric station located on the Shetucket River in Windham.

Completed in 1937, this station operates as part of a trio of renewable hydroelectric dams in Eastern Connecticut that generates a total capacity of approximately 6.3 MW of carbon-free electricity. In 2018 FirstLight completed work on a state-of-the-art fish elevator (gray steel structure in the foreground) used for both upstream and downstream passage of fish.

Location: Windham, CT River System: Shetucket River Capacity: 2.2 MW Turbines: 1 generating unit Originally Built: 1937