ROBERT MOSES POWER DAM

How ROBERT MOSES POWER DAM compares

With 912 MW of capacity, ROBERT MOSES POWER DAM ranks 12th among the 320 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New York and 3rd of the 153 operating Hydro plants in the state. It accounts for about 16% of New York's operating Hydro capacity and 2.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 24th-largest of the 1,243 operating Hydro plants in the database. Commissioned in 1958, it is older than 67% of the 312 operating New York plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, NEW YORK POWER AUTHORITY, runs 19 operating plants in New York totaling 5,870 MW. It shares St. Lawrence County with 37 other operating plants, including MASSENA ENERGY FACILITY and COLTON.

EIA-860 lists 16 generators at the site with 912 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional hydroelectric technology. Net generation was 7,369 GWh in 2024 (a 92% capacity factor), up 1% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1958 and 1959.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is MOSES (230 kV), about 0.2 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP., under 0.1 miles away. Another 10 operating power plants totaling 132 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is MASSENA ENERGY FACILITY (104 MW, Natural Gas).

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