
Every time the bike and I climb up the steep Third Avenue Bridge from Bryant Way, I look off to my right to see if the Albany hydropower generator is turning. Lately it has been still, not moving at all.
Tags: Albany hydro, hydropower, Santiam Canal, Santiam River, Vine Street plant
Albany hydro: No power since April 2024
Albany’s small hydropower plant has been shut down for more than a year, which I didn’t discover until I asked about it this week. And I doubt it will ever operate again.
Tags: Albany hydro, Calapooia River, Santiam Canal, Third Avenue Bridge, Vine Street plant, water treatment plant