Oswego Falls West
Oswego County, New York · EIA plant ID 2596 · Operator: Erie Boulevard Hydropower LP
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation3GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor15%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1914
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 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 2.3 | 8.8% | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 9.2 | 39.0% | — |
| 2007 | 6.4 | 36.8% | — |
| 2008 | 6.9 | 39.1% | — |
| 2009 | 10.3 | 59.0% | — |
| 2010 | 6.8 | 39.0% | — |
| 2011 | 10.8 | 61.9% | — |
| 2012 | 7.1 | 40.2% | — |
| 2013 | 11.2 | 49.0% | — |
| 2014 | 10.9 | 48.0% | — |
| 2015 | 8.6 | 37.6% | — |
| 2016 | 7 | 30.6% | — |
| 2017 | 12.2 | 53.6% | — |
| 2018 | 8 | 35.3% | — |
| 2019 | 9.9 | 43.6% | — |
| 2020 | 7.7 | 33.7% | — |
| 2021 | 4 | 17.8% | — |
| 2022 | 3.7 | 16.4% | — |
| 2023 | 8.4 | 36.7% | — |
| 2024 | 8.1 | 35.5% | — |
| 2025 | 3.4 | 15.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 1 | 0.9 | Jan 1914 | Operating (Out of service) | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 1 | 0.9 | Jan 1914 | Operating (Out of service) | — | coming soon |
| 6 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.5 | 0.4 | Oct 2008 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 7 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.5 | 0.4 | Oct 2008 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 1 | 0.9 | Jan 1914 | Retired Sep 2005 | — | 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.
| Oswego Falls East | 6 MW | 0.2 km |
| Granby | 10 MW | 0.9 km |
| Fulton Hydro | 1 MW | 1 km |
| Oswego County Energy Recovery | 4 MW | 3.7 km |
| ASA Volney NY Solar I LLC | 5 MW | 4.9 km |
| Volney II | 5 MW | 5.8 km |