NY
Emeryville P-2850
General information | |
| Waterway |
Oswegatchie River |
| Current status | Active |
| Type of facility | Conventional Hydro |
| Mode of hydropower generation | Run-of-river |
| Type of permit | FERC License |
FERC information | |
| FERC docket # | P-2850 |
| FERC project name | Emeryville |
| Permit issued | 1/1/12 |
| Permit expiration | 5/27/52 |
Ownership and operation | |
| Owner | KE EMERYVILLE, LLC |
| Owner type | Industrial |
| Year first online (conventional hydro) | 1987 |
| Transmission or distribution system owner | Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. |
Power and generating capacity | |
| Number of units | 1 |
| Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant | 3.4 mW |
| Average annual net hydropower generation | 12,103.0 mWH |
The project is located at river mile (RM) 70 on the Oswegatchie River in the town of Fowler, St. Lawrence County, New York. The Project consists of an existing 16.7-foot-high, 185-foot-long, concrete-capped timber and earth fill gravity dam. The project creates a 250-foot-long bypassed reach.
The license for this project is accompanied by a Settlement signed by Hampshire Paper, New York Department of Environmental Conservation, U.S. Department of the Interior, and the New York State Council of Trout Unlimited.
Milestones
| License Application Filed | 06-17-2010 |
| Settlement Filed | 05-18-2010 |
| EA Issued | 05-06-2011 |
| License Issued | 01-06-2012 |
News and updates
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