CURTIS PALMER HYDROELECTRIC
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 59 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Saratoga County
- Operator
- PALMER HYDROELECTRIC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1985
- EIA plant ID
- 54580
- Generators
- 7
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Net generation (2024)
- 326 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 63%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 43.2460, -73.8277
CURTIS PALMER HYDROELECTRIC, a 59 MW Hydro power plant in Saratoga County, New York. Operated by PALMER HYDROELECTRIC, commissioned 1985.
How CURTIS PALMER HYDROELECTRIC compares
With 59 MW of capacity, CURTIS PALMER HYDROELECTRIC ranks 82nd among the 320 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New York and 5th of the 153 operating Hydro plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.0% of New York's operating Hydro capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 259th-largest of the 1,243 operating Hydro plants in the database. Commissioned in 1985, it is older than 50% of the 312 operating New York plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Saratoga County with 16 other operating plants, including INDECK CORINTH ENERGY CENTER and SPIER FALLS.
EIA-860 lists 7 generators at the site with 59 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional hydroelectric technology. Net generation was 326 GWh in 2024 (a 63% capacity factor), up 11% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1985 and 1986.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP., under 0.1 miles away. Another 19 operating power plants totaling 459 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is INDECK CORINTH ENERGY CENTER (147 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, INOC Albany (80 State St) in Albany, about 41.4 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
CURTIS PALMER HYDROELECTRIC is a 59 MW hydro power plant in Saratoga County, NY, operated by PALMER HYDROELECTRIC, commissioned in 1985. Saratoga County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.1 of 5 at the 2nd national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 66th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a hydro plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Saratoga County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 66th | 3.6 of 5 | 0.04 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 59th | 3.4 of 5 | 0.56 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 51st | 3.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 18.0 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 36th | 2.4 of 5 | 2.9 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | 25.0 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 21st | 1.8 of 5 | 0.14 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | 2.3 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 6th | 1.2 of 5 | 3.9 |
Perils not assessed in Saratoga 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 Saratoga 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.