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EIA plant 54953

South Glens Falls · Saratoga · NY

Hudson Falls Hydroelectric Project

Operated by Boralex Hydro Operations Inc

Annual generation210,420 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextNew York Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

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Where is Hudson Falls Hydroelectric Project?

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43.295800, -73.595600

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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 Hydroelectric44 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.

126,740
224,052
328,714
428,126
517,822
610,696
713,216
816,142
98,442
109,562
119,422
1217,486

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
126,740
224,052
328,714
428,126
517,822
610,696
713,216
816,142
98,442
109,562
119,422
1217,486

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
126,740 MWh
224,052 MWh
328,714 MWh
428,126 MWh
517,822 MWh
610,696 MWh
713,216 MWh
816,142 MWh
98,442 MWh
109,562 MWh
119,422 MWh
1217,486 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
GEN1Conventional HydroelectricWAT22OP
GEN2Conventional HydroelectricWAT22OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
54953
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Hudson 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 (28,714 MWh) and 9 the lowest (8,442 MWh). Their difference is 20,272 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
GEN1Conventional Hydroelectric22.022.022.00.1
GEN2Conventional Hydroelectric22.022.022.00.1

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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