Oswego Falls West P-5984

General information
Waterway	Oswego River
Current status	Active license
Type of facility	Conventional Hydro
Mode of hydropower generation	Run-of-river
Type of permit	FERC License
FERC information
FERC docket #	P-5984
FERC project name	Oswego Falls
Other projects with this FERC number	Oswego Falls East P-5984
Permit issued	3/10/96
Permit expiration	2/25/36
Ownership and operation
Owner	Erie Boulevard Hydropower LP
Owner type	Wholesale Power Marketer
Year first online (conventional hydro)	1914
Transmission or distribution system owner	Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.
Power and generating capacity
Number of units	4
Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant	3.0 MW
Average annual net hydropower generation	6,929.6 MWH

The Oswego project is located on the Oswego River in the city of Fulton, Oswego County, New York at river mile (RM) 12.3. The project is located at the New York State Thruway Authority’s (NYSTA) Canal Corporation Lock and Dam No. 2.

Project facilities include two developments: the Oswego Falls East Development and the Oswego Falls West Development, located at Oswego Canal Lock No. 2. The two developments share a dam, spillways, and impoundment.