# Robert Moses Power Dam

NYISO asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/robert-moses-power-dam

New York Power Authority - St Lawrence County - NYISO

The Robert Moses Power Dam is the U.S. generating facility of NYPA's St. Lawrence–Franklin D. Roosevelt Power Project at Massena, New York. Operated by the New York Power Authority since 1958, it is part of the jointly developed Moses–Saunders Power Dam on the U.S.–Canadian border. NYPA operates the U.S. half of the 32 turbine-generators, comprising 16 generating units with a total capacity of 912 MW.

## Metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 855 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 2694 — plant-2694

## Facts

- **Technology:** Conventional Hydroelectric
- **Operator:** New York Power Authority

## Related parties

- **Owner / operator:** New York Power Authority — Owner and operator of the U.S. facility ([source](https://www.nypa.gov/Power/Generation/St-Lawrence-FDR-Power-Project))
- **Operator:** Ontario Hydro / Ontario Power Generation — Co-developer and operator of the Canadian half of the jointly operated dam
- **Equipment supplier:** Alstom Hydro — Manufacturer of replacement turbines

## Sources

- [hydroreform.org](https://hydroreform.org/hydro-project/robert-moses-st-lawrence-p-2000/) — hydroreform.org · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [govinfo.gov](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2001-11-23/pdf/01-29241.pdf) — govinfo.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [nyiso.com](https://www.nyiso.com/documents/20142/44546131/St%20Lawrence%20Project%20Enhancement_MIWG_FINAL.pdf) — nyiso.com · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [nypa.gov](https://www.nypa.gov/About/Timeline) — nypa.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/robert-moses-power-dam
Website: [New York Power Authority](https://www.nypa.gov/Power/Generation/St-Lawrence-FDR-Power-Project)

Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/