Little Falls Hydro
Hydro power plant · Herkimer County, New York
Nameplate capacity
13 MW
Rank in New York
#192
of 1,152 plants
In service since
1987
January 1987
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC
- County
- Herkimer County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among hydro plants in New York
- #33 of 165
- EIA plant code
- 51034
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 6.5 MW | 6.5 MW | 1987 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 6.5 MW | 6.5 MW | 1987 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in New York
| South Glens Falls Hydroelectric | Hydro | 14 MW |
| New York University Central Plant | Natural gas | 14 MW |
| Kings Plaza Total Energy Plant (TEP) | Natural gas | 13 MW |
| Moose River | Hydro | 13 MW |
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 13 MW solar plant and a 13 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