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Union Falls

Hydro power plant · Clinton County, New York

Nameplate capacity
2.6 MW
Rank in New York
#794
of 1,152 plants
In service since
1987
January 1987

Details

Primary fuel
Hydro
Technology
Conventional Hydroelectric
Operator
Union Falls Hydro Power LP
County
Clinton County
Generating units
2
Share of state capacity
0.01%
Rank among hydro plants in New York
#118 of 165
EIA plant code
50176

Generating units

Individual generating units at Union Falls
UnitTechnologyNameplateSummerOnlineStatus
GEN1Conventional Hydroelectric1.3 MW1.3 MW1987Operating
GEN2Conventional Hydroelectric1.3 MW1.3 MW1987Operating

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 2.6 MW solar plant and a 2.6 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