the site became operational by the end of the year. As of February 2024, the generator has produced 1.2 million kWh of electricity.

Samlesbury Weir was constructed in the 1970s as a hydrometric gauging station by the local water authority for the purpose of measuring low flows on the River Ribble. The structure subsequently became redundant. In 2020 it was removed as part of a river restoration scheme intended to increase biodiversity and to facilitate the free passage of migratory fish species, including salmon, smelt and eels.

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