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EIA plant 10817

Port Leyden · Lewis · NY

Port Leyden Hydroelectric Project

Operated by Lyonsdale Hydroelectric Co., Inc.

Annual generation4,734 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextNew York Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Port Leyden Hydroelectric Project?

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43.583611, -75.339167

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyConventional Hydroelectric1 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

1578
2443
3607
4485
5362
6329
7335
8422
9230
10254
11321
12368

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
1578
2443
3607
4485
5362
6329
7335
8422
9230
10254
11321
12368

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1578 MWh
2443 MWh
3607 MWh
4485 MWh
5362 MWh
6329 MWh
7335 MWh
8422 MWh
9230 MWh
10254 MWh
11321 MWh
12368 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
GEN1Conventional HydroelectricWAT0.5OP
GEN2Conventional HydroelectricWAT0.5OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
10817
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Black River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 3 has the highest recorded value (607 MWh) and 9 the lowest (230 MWh). Their difference is 377 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
GEN1Conventional Hydroelectric0.50.50.50.2
GEN2Conventional Hydroelectric0.50.50.50.5

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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