Beebee Island P-2538

General information
Waterway	Black River
Current status	Active license
Type of facility	Conventional Hydro
Mode of hydropower generation	Run-of-river/Upstream Peaking
Type of permit	FERC License
FERC information
FERC docket #	P-2538
FERC project name	Beebee Island
Permit issued	12/19/96
Permit expiration	11/26/26
Ownership and operation
Owner	Erie Boulevard Hydropower LP
Owner type	Wholesale Power Marketer
Year first online (conventional hydro)	1931
Transmission or distribution system owner	Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.
Power and generating capacity
Number of units	2
Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant	9.0 MW
Average annual net hydropower generation	42,986.2 MWH

The Bebee Island projects is located on the Black River within the City of Watertown in Jefferson County, New York. It is one of ten hydroelectric projects on the river’s lower reaches between Carthage, New York, and its mouth at Lake Ontario.

The project’s nameplate rating is 8.0 MW, and its annual generation averages about 38,729 megawatt hours (MWh).

Milestones

License Application Filed	12-23-1991
Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis	10-24-1995
DEA Issued	03-18-1996
FEA Issued	09-27-1996
License Issued	12-24-1996
Settlement Filed	10-13-1995