Upper Newton Falls
St. Lawrence County, New York · EIA plant ID 58679 · Operator: Erie Boulevard Hydropower LP
Nameplate2MWSummer 1 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation6GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor47%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1927
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7.7 | 62.7% | — |
| 2014 | 5.5 | 44.5% | — |
| 2015 | 4.4 | 36.3% | — |
| 2016 | 5.4 | 43.5% | — |
| 2017 | 9.7 | 79.1% | — |
| 2018 | 7.3 | 59.8% | — |
| 2019 | 8.1 | 66.0% | — |
| 2020 | 4.6 | 37.7% | — |
| 2021 | 4.7 | 38.2% | — |
| 2022 | 6.4 | 52.5% | — |
| 2023 | 7.5 | 61.4% | — |
| 2024 | 6.4 | 51.8% | — |
| 2025 | 5.8 | 47.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.6 | 0.6 | Jan 1927 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.6 | 0.6 | Jan 1927 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.3 | 0.2 | Jan 1927 | 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% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Browns Falls | 16 MW | 5.4 km |
| Flat Rock | 5 MW | 6.6 km |
| South Edwards | 4 MW | 17.4 km |
| Oswegatchie | 2 MW | 17.7 km |
| Diana Hydroelectric | 2 MW | 27.2 km |
| Talcville | 1 MW | 27.3 km |