Lyons Falls Hydroelectric
Hydro power plant · Lewis County, New York
Nameplate capacity
5.6 MW
Rank in New York
#299
of 1,152 plants
In service since
1963
April 1963
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Northbrook Lyons Falls LLC
- County
- Lewis County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among hydro plants in New York
- #70 of 165
- EIA plant code
- 56703
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.3 MW | 1.2 MW | 1974 | Operating |
| 6 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.2 MW | 1.2 MW | 1963 | Operating |
| 7 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.2 MW | 1.2 MW | 1966 | Operating |
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.0 MW | 1.0 MW | 2023 | Operating |
| 9 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.9 MW | 0.9 MW | 1971 | 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 5.6 MW solar plant and a 5.6 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