The need for clean energy is getting more apparent every day, and the fact that our state has passed legislation for new clean energy projects with the CLCPA makes the decades-long efforts to install hydro generation turbine(s) in our beautiful dam seem to be a no-brainer. yet, within some branches of the state government, there is resistence, even within the Department of Environmental Conservation! It seems they are concerned that, since there are many dams in the Adirondacks that do not currently generate electricity, the communities that have a dam would all want generators in their dams. Many or most of them are too small or unstable to be candidates, but others would be theoretical candidates.
The Indian lake dam has been shown repeatedly to be an ideal dam for hydropower generation, especially since it is currently undergoing the most thorough and expensive restoration and reinforcement it has ever undergone in its 126-year history. By 2025 it should be able to undergo whatever work would be necessary to generate hydropower. What is needed is a grass roots campaign to push the state to use the CLCPA to allow for the day that our beautiful dam could provide electricity for much of Hamilton County, which historically suffers more power outages than any other county per capita. Hopefully the efforts of the Indian lake Association will result in reversing this attitude. Stay tuned!!