A TRANSFORMATION FROM RUDIMENTARY TO EXEMPLARY
The Humble Beginnings of Hydroelectric Power in Collinsville, Connecticut By Janet M. Conner PART II The first turbines installed at the Collins Company in the late 1860s consisted of two large breast wheel water turbines connected by a shaft to two generators. These were situated in a power house built near the first dam. To insure against drought, and hence a disruption in production, the Collins Company constructed a secondary water supply. It was located thirty miles north in Otis,…
