Five Falls
St. Lawrence County, New York · EIA plant ID 2562 · Operator: Erie Boulevard Hydropower LP
Nameplate24MWSummer 22 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation80GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor41%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1955
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), hydro units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 86.4 | 41.1% | — |
| 2002 | 98.6 | 46.9% | — |
| 2003 | 107.2 | 51.0% | — |
| 2004 | 9.4 | 4.5% | — |
| 2005 | 88.8 | 44.3% | — |
| 2006 | 123.2 | 61.4% | — |
| 2007 | 95.4 | 48.6% | — |
| 2008 | 122.4 | 62.2% | — |
| 2009 | 111.6 | 56.9% | — |
| 2010 | 96.9 | 49.4% | — |
| 2011 | 112.7 | 57.4% | — |
| 2012 | 82.8 | 42.1% | — |
| 2013 | 106.8 | 54.4% | — |
| 2014 | 97.7 | 49.8% | — |
| 2015 | 88.2 | 45.0% | — |
| 2016 | 83.9 | 42.6% | — |
| 2017 | 122.1 | 62.3% | — |
| 2018 | 98.7 | 50.3% | — |
| 2019 | 123.3 | 62.8% | — |
| 2020 | 76.6 | 39.0% | — |
| 2021 | 90.8 | 46.3% | — |
| 2022 | 97.5 | 49.7% | — |
| 2023 | 114.6 | 58.4% | — |
| 2024 | 107.1 | 54.4% | — |
| 2025 | 80.1 | 40.8% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 24 | 22.4 | Jan 1955 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Erie Boulevard Hydropower LP. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Erie Boulevard Hydropower LP | 100.0% | 24 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Rainbow Falls Hydro | 25 MW | 2.4 km |
| South Colton | 21 MW | 3.1 km |
| Higley | 6 MW | 6.7 km |
| Blake | 15 MW | 7.9 km |
| Stark | 26 MW | 10.6 km |
| Colton | 30 MW | 10.7 km |