NY
Black River P-2569
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-2569 |
FERC project name | Black River |
Other projects with this FERC number | |
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) | 1920 |
Transmission or distribution system owner | Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. |
Power and generating capacity | |
Number of units | 3 |
Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant | 6.0 MW |
Average annual net hydropower generation | 33,915.0 MWH |
This project is located on the Black River in Jefferson County, New York.
The project has five developments spanning approximately 17 miles:
- the 5.4-MW Herrings Development, at river mile 27.5, in the Towns of Wilna and Champion and the Village of Herrings,
- the 10.8-MW Deferiet Development, at river mile 26, in the Towns of Wilna and Champion and the Village of Deferiet,
- the 5.4-MW Kamargo Development, at river mile 17, in the Towns of LeRay and Rutland and the Village of Black River,
- the 6.0-MW Black River Development, at river mile 15, in the Towns of LeRay and Rutland and the Village of Black River, and
- and the 2.0-MW Sewalls Development, at river mile 10, in the City of Watertown (Watertown)
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News and updates
From Hydropower Reform Coalition11/19/2024
Monthly Newsletter: Exploring FERC-Exempt Hydro Projects: Small-Scale Hydropower with Big Impacts
From South Yuba River Citizens League9/25/2024
NID Withdraws Centennial Dam Proposal After SYRCL’s Decade-Long Opposition