Canton's Energy Committee has recommended the town partner with New England Hydropower LLC to reenergize the upper and or lower Collinsville dams, according to the Canton Compass.
The Board of Selectmen must still approve the arrangement, the online news source reports.
In 2012 the U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation to help generate clean power on the Farmington River, Patch reported at the time. The legislation permits the towns of Canton, Avon, and Burlington to operate two currently-inactive hydropower dams and generate locally-produced power. The dams are expected to produce nearly two megawatts of power, enough to power more than 1,500 homes.
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