Remember when Big Jim's “philosophical” opposition to the state buying the Connecticut River power dams let them go to a Canadian owner?
The new owner is upgrading the Vernon dam's electricity production by 33%.
Dam to boost power by a third
June 13, 2007
By Susan Smallheer Herald Staff
VERNON — The 98-year-old Vernon hydroelectric facility on the Connecticut River is getting a major overhaul, including a 33 percent boost in power production.
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32 megawatts.
…TransCanada bought (theĀ dams) two years ago from the bankrupt USGen New England Inc. for $505 million. The network has a capacity of 567 megawatts of renewable energy.