CH RESOURCES BEAVER FALLS

Operating

Natural Gas power plant

Capacity
108 MW
Primary fuel
Natural Gas
County
Lewis County
Operator
LAKESIDE BEAVER FALLS LLC
Status
Operating
Commissioned
1995
EIA plant ID
10617
Generators
2
Technology
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Net generation (2024)
7.9 GWh
Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
0.8%
Data vintage
EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
Coordinates
43.8859, -75.4338

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CH RESOURCES BEAVER FALLS, a 108 MW Natural Gas power plant in Lewis County, New York. Operated by LAKESIDE BEAVER FALLS LLC, commissioned 1995.

How CH RESOURCES BEAVER FALLS compares

With 108 MW of capacity, CH RESOURCES BEAVER FALLS ranks 48th among the 320 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New York and 28th of the 68 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.5% of New York's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 662nd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1995, it is newer than 74% of the 312 operating New York plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Lewis County with 18 other operating plants, including MAPLE RIDGE WIND FARM and SOFT MAPLE.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 108 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 7.9 GWh in 2024 (a 0.8% capacity factor).

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is ADIRONDACK (230 kV), about 6.2 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP., about 1.7 miles away. Another 34 operating power plants totaling 540 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is MAPLE RIDGE WIND FARM (322 MW, Wind). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, Westelcom Networks Watertown in Watertown, about 24.6 miles away.

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology

Weather peril exposure

CH RESOURCES BEAVER FALLS is a 108 MW natural gas power plant in Lewis County, NY, operated by LAKESIDE BEAVER FALLS LLC, commissioned in 1995. Lewis County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.1 of 5 at the 4th national percentile. Ice storm is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 84th percentile.

The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.

1.1 of 5Modeled catastrophe exposure
LowExposure band
Ice stormLeading peril
Very LowFEMA county risk rating

Lewis County hazard ratings

PerilFEMA ratingNational percentilePeril scoreEvents per year
Ice stormRelatively Moderate84th4.4 of 50.73
Riverine floodingRelatively Low66th3.7 of 51.0
Winter weatherRelatively Moderate62nd3.5 of 542.1
Strong windRelatively Low58th3.3 of 50.94
EarthquakeVery Low51st3.1 of 5<0.01
HurricaneVery Low46th2.8 of 5<0.01
TornadoVery Low15th1.6 of 50.13
LightningVery Low14th1.5 of 525.8
HailVery Low8th1.3 of 51.0
Heat waveVery Low3rd1.1 of 51.2
WildfireVery Low2nd1.1 of 5<0.01

Perils not assessed in Lewis County

These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.

PerilWhy it is not scored
Coastal floodingFEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county

Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Lewis County in the weather risk calculator

Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.

Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.