Seneca Falls Hydroelectric Project
Hydro power plant · Seneca County, New York
Nameplate capacity
5.1 MW
Rank in New York
#308
of 1,152 plants
In service since
2017
January 2017
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- C-S Canal Hydro, LLC
- County
- Seneca County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among hydro plants in New York
- #74 of 165
- EIA plant code
- 61641
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.7 MW | 1.7 MW | 2017 | Operating |
| 24 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.7 MW | 1.7 MW | 2017 | Operating |
| 25 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.7 MW | 1.7 MW | 2017 | 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 5.1 MW solar plant and a 5.1 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