Hydraulic Race
Niagara County, New York · EIA plant ID 2578 · Operator: Erie Boulevard Hydropower LP
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation7GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor28%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1942
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 | 9.6 | 55.0% | — |
| 2002 | 7.6 | 43.5% | — |
| 2003 | 13.2 | 75.5% | — |
| 2004 | 11.1 | 63.2% | — |
| 2005 | 11.4 | 46.3% | — |
| 2006 | 11.3 | 46.2% | — |
| 2007 | 13.7 | 52.1% | — |
| 2008 | 12.7 | 48.2% | — |
| 2009 | 11.7 | 44.5% | — |
| 2010 | 11.4 | 43.2% | — |
| 2011 | 10.6 | 40.4% | — |
| 2012 | 9.2 | 35.0% | — |
| 2013 | 10.3 | 41.9% | — |
| 2014 | 9.3 | 38.0% | — |
| 2015 | 9.7 | 39.6% | — |
| 2016 | 10.7 | 43.4% | — |
| 2017 | 9.3 | 38.0% | — |
| 2018 | 9.2 | 37.6% | — |
| 2019 | 7.7 | 31.4% | — |
| 2020 | 5.6 | 22.9% | — |
| 2021 | 6.4 | 26.0% | — |
| 2022 | 7.1 | 28.9% | — |
| 2023 | 7.5 | 30.4% | — |
| 2024 | 10 | 40.9% | — |
| 2025 | 6.9 | 28.1% | — |
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 | 3 | 2.8 | Jan 1942 | Operating (Out of service, expected back within the year) | — | 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% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Ruhlmann A (CSG) | 5 MW | 2.3 km |
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| Slayton Settlement Road Solar CSG | 7 MW | 5.2 km |
| Bear Ridge | — | 8.7 km |
| Pendleton Solar 1 | 5 MW | 9.6 km |
| New Road | 5 MW | 12.8 km |