Cornell Hydro P-3251

General information
Waterway	Fall Creek
Current status	Active
Type of facility	Conventional Hydro
Type of permit	FERC License
FERC information
FERC docket #	P-3251
FERC project name	Cornell University
Permit issued	7/23/81
Permit expiration	6/26/21
Ownership and operation
Owner	Cornell Hydro
Owner type	Private Non-utility
Year first online (conventional hydro)	1981
Transmission or distribution system owner	New York State Elec & Gas Corp
Power and generating capacity
Number of units	2
Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant	1.9 MW
Average annual net hydropower generation	3,684.4 MWH

This hydropower project is located on the Cornell University Campus. Triphammer Dam forms Beebe Lake which diverts flow to the powerhouse in the Fall Creek Gorge.

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