CH RESOURCES BEAVER FALLS
OperatingNatural 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
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.
Lewis County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 84th | 4.4 of 5 | 0.73 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 66th | 3.7 of 5 | 1.0 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | 42.1 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 58th | 3.3 of 5 | 0.94 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 51st | 3.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 46th | 2.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.13 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 14th | 1.5 of 5 | 25.8 |
| Hail | Very Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | 1.0 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 2nd | 1.1 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.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA 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.