Black River Hydro Associates
Hydro power plant · Lewis County, New York
Nameplate capacity
5.7 MW
Rank in New York
#295
of 1,152 plants
In service since
1984
January 1984
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Central Rivers Power US, LLC
- County
- Lewis County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among hydro plants in New York
- #69 of 165
- EIA plant code
- 10687
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2.2 MW | 2.1 MW | 1984 | Operating |
| RI1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.9 MW | 1.8 MW | 1984 | Operating |
| DE1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.6 MW | 1.5 MW | 1984 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 5.7 MW solar plant and a 5.7 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All New York power plants · What New York actually generates