West End Dam Hydroelectric Project
Hydro power plant · Jefferson County, New York
Nameplate capacity
4.4 MW
Rank in New York
#606
of 1,152 plants
In service since
1985
October 1985
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Relevate Power Management LLC
- County
- Jefferson County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among hydro plants in New York
- #82 of 165
- EIA plant code
- 50759
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2.2 MW | 2.1 MW | 1985 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2.2 MW | 2.1 MW | 1985 | 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
| State Highway 17B Solar | Solar | 4.4 MW |
| State Route 5 | Solar | 4.4 MW |
| Acer | Solar | 4.3 MW |
| Glenville Solar (CSG) | Solar | 4.3 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 4.4 MW solar plant and a 4.4 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