Lower Saranac Hydroelectric Facility
Hydro power plant · Clinton County, New York
Nameplate capacity
6.7 MW
Rank in New York
#269
of 1,152 plants
In service since
1990
October 1990
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Central Rivers Power US, LLC
- County
- Clinton County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among hydro plants in New York
- #58 of 165
- EIA plant code
- 10214
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 3.2 MW | 3.0 MW | 1990 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 3.2 MW | 3.0 MW | 1990 | Operating |
| GEN3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.3 MW | 0.3 MW | 1990 | 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
| Troupsburg | Solar | 7.0 MW |
| Mt. Sinai- Morningside | Other | 6.9 MW |
| Chaffee Gas Recovery | Other | 6.4 MW |
| Clinton LFGTE Facility | Other | 6.4 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 6.7 MW solar plant and a 6.7 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