Lewiston Niagara
The Lewiston Pump Generating Plant is a 240 MW hydroelectric pumped-storage facility operated by the New York Power Authority. It is the pumped-storage component of the Niagara Power Project, located in Lewiston, Niagara County, New York. The facility consists of 12 reversible pump-turbine units, each rated at approximately 20 MW, and uses the Lewiston Reservoir and the Niagara project forebay for water storage and cycling. The plant provides peak-demand hydropower during high-demand periods and is hydraulically and electrically coupled to the adjacent Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant. The Lewiston facility is distinct from the Robert Moses plant, which is a 2,525 MW conventional hydroelectric facility. Together, the two plants form the Niagara Power Project, which was the largest hydropower facility in the Western world when it began operation in 1961.
Overview
- Registry anchor
- Plant 2692
- plant-2692
Infrastructure record
- Alternate name
- Lewiston Pump-Generating Plant
- Mapped facility footprint
- Mapped infrastructure footprint
Mapped infrastructure geometry associated with this asset.