Sherman Island
Hydro power plant · Saratoga County, New York
Nameplate capacity
36 MW
Rank in New York
#124
of 1,152 plants
In service since
2009
February 2009
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Erie Boulevard Hydropower LP
- County
- Saratoga County
- Generating units
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 0.08%
- Rank among hydro plants in New York
- #11 of 165
- EIA plant code
- 2609
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 7.0 MW | 6.7 MW | 2009 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 7.0 MW | 7.0 MW | 2023 | Operating |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 7.0 MW | 7.0 MW | 2023 | Operating |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 7.0 MW | 7.2 MW | 2023 | Operating |
| 5 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 7.0 MW | 7.7 MW | 2023 | Operating |
| 6 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.3 MW | 1.3 MW | 2009 | 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
| Dutch Hill Wind Project | Wind | 38 MW |
| 74th Street | Other | 37 MW |
| Bennetts Bridge | Hydro | 36 MW |
| Munnsville Wind Farm LLC | Wind | 35 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 36 MW solar plant and a 36 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