Robert Moses Niagara
Hydro power plant · Niagara County, New York
Nameplate capacity
2,429 MW
Rank in New York
#1
of 1,152 plants
In service since
1961
January 1961
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- New York Power Authority
- County
- Niagara County
- Generating units
- 13
- Share of state capacity
- 5.43%
- Rank among hydro plants in New York
- #1 of 165
- EIA plant code
- 2693
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 194 MW | 187 MW | 1961 | Operating |
| 10 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 194 MW | 187 MW | 1961 | Operating |
| 11 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 194 MW | 187 MW | 1962 | Operating |
| 12 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 194 MW | 187 MW | 1962 | Operating |
| 13 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 194 MW | 187 MW | 1962 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 194 MW | 187 MW | 1962 | Operating |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 194 MW | 187 MW | 1961 | Operating |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 194 MW | 187 MW | 1961 | Operating |
| 5 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 194 MW | 187 MW | 1961 | Operating |
| 6 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 194 MW | 187 MW | 1961 | Operating |
| 7 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 194 MW | 187 MW | 1961 | Operating |
| 8 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 150 MW | 187 MW | 1961 | Operating |
| 9 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 150 MW | 187 MW | 1961 | 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
| Ravenswood | Natural gas | 2,096 MW |
| Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station | Nuclear | 1,901 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 2,429 MW solar plant and a 2,429 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