Turners Falls Generating Station (No. 1 Station)

The Turners Falls project is a five-unit conventional hydroelectric station located on the Connecticut River in Montague.

The first of two plants that make up the 2.7 mile long Turners Falls Project, Station No. 1 has been providing clean, renewable hydropower since 1905. The Project is currently equipped with 3 upstream fish passage facilities, which operate on a schedule established annually by the Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commission.

Location: Montague, MA River System: Connecticut River Capacity: 6 MW Turbines: 5 generating units Originally Built: 1905