Mechanicville Hydroelectric Station
Saratoga County, New York · EIA plant ID 62322 · Operator: Albany Engineering Corporation
Nameplate4MWSummer 3 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation18GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor68%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2011
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 21.9 | 83.4% | — |
| 2019 | 24.2 | 92.1% | — |
| 2020 | 21 | 79.5% | — |
| 2021 | 23.5 | 89.4% | — |
| 2022 | 20.1 | 76.6% | — |
| 2023 | 25.4 | 96.6% | — |
| 2024 | 21.8 | 82.9% | — |
| 2025 | 18 | 68.3% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MG8 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 2 | 1.5 | May 2011 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| MG9 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 2 | 1.5 | May 2011 | 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% | 4 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| NY - CSG - Ellsworth II | 2 MW | 3.4 km |
| Ellsworth I CSG | 2 MW | 3.5 km |
| Upper Mechanicville | 16 MW | 4 km |
| Town of Halfmoon | 1 MW | 4.6 km |
| Herrington Solar | 5 MW | 4.8 km |
| Bridgewater 2 | — | 5 km |