Valley Falls Hydroelectric Facility
Rensselaer County, New York · EIA plant ID 50034 · Operator: Albany Engineering Corporation
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation6GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor26%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1985
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 | 67.4 | 307.8% | — |
| 2002 | 10 | 45.8% | — |
| 2003 | 10 | 45.6% | — |
| 2004 | 8 | 36.5% | — |
| 2005 | 9.4 | 43.1% | — |
| 2006 | 11.7 | 53.2% | — |
| 2007 | 8.6 | 39.1% | — |
| 2008 | 11.4 | 51.7% | — |
| 2009 | 11.5 | 52.4% | — |
| 2010 | 8.4 | 38.5% | — |
| 2011 | 8.8 | 40.3% | — |
| 2012 | 7.1 | 32.1% | — |
| 2013 | 9.9 | 45.2% | — |
| 2014 | 8.2 | 37.3% | — |
| 2015 | 6.8 | 31.3% | — |
| 2016 | 7.4 | 33.8% | — |
| 2017 | 9 | 41.3% | — |
| 2018 | 7.1 | 32.3% | — |
| 2019 | 5.4 | 24.4% | — |
| 2020 | 6.6 | 29.9% | — |
| 2021 | 9.1 | 41.5% | — |
| 2022 | 5.8 | 26.6% | — |
| 2023 | 11.3 | 51.5% | — |
| 2024 | 6.4 | 29.0% | — |
| 2025 | 5.6 | 25.7% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 2.5 | 2.5 | Aug 1985 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Albany Engineering Corporation. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Albany Engineering Corporation | 100.0% | 3 MW |
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Within 80 km.
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