Taftville
Hydro power plant · New London County, Connecticut
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- FirstLight Power Resources Services LLC
- County
- New London County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among hydro plants in Connecticut
- #13 of 14
- EIA plant code
- 554
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.4 MW | 0.4 MW | 2026 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.3 MW | 0.4 MW | 2006 | Operating |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.3 MW | 0.4 MW | 2006 | Operating |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.3 MW | 0.4 MW | 1949 | Operating |
| 5 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.3 MW | 0.4 MW | 1949 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 1.6 MW solar plant and a 1.6 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Connecticut power plants · What Connecticut actually generates