Vischer Ferry
Hydro power plant · Saratoga County, New York
Nameplate capacity
12 MW
Rank in New York
#204
of 1,152 plants
In service since
1991
July 1991
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- New York Power Authority
- County
- Saratoga County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among hydro plants in New York
- #40 of 165
- EIA plant code
- 2686
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 3.0 MW | 3.0 MW | 1991 | Operating |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 3.0 MW | 3.0 MW | 1991 | Operating |
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2.8 MW | 2.8 MW | 2024 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2.8 MW | 2.8 MW | 2024 | 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
| Brookfield Power Glen Falls Hydro | Hydro | 12 MW |
| Crescent | Hydro | 12 MW |
| Madison Windpower LLC | Wind | 12 MW |
| South Hampton | Other | 12 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 12 MW solar plant and a 12 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