The Totnes Weir hydro plant has been generating electricity since December 2015. It’s two turbines each produce power for KEVICC school and the foundry on the Industrial Estate and the plant is currently over-delivering – from an installed capacity of 300 kW up to 370 kW! Designed to withstand a 100 year flood and the additional impact of high spring tides and increased river levels due to climate change, the scheme has coped admirably with the recent storms we’ve been having.
In the photo, the left turbine is providing power to KEVICC and the right turbine to the Foundry on the Industrial Estate.