# School Street

NYISO asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/school-street

Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P. - Albany County - NYISO

School Street is a 38.8 MW conventional hydroelectric project on the Mohawk River in Cohoes, New York, spanning Albany and Saratoga Counties. The facility comprises five vertical-shaft Francis turbine-generator units located in a powerhouse downstream from a dam constructed in 1831. Electric generation began in 1916, with additional units added in 1922 and 1925. The project operates in run-of-river mode, with a power canal and penstocks that bypass over 4,500 feet of the Mohawk River, including the 65-foot Cohoes Falls. 2539) expiring January 31, 2047.

## Metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 38.8 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 2605 — plant-2605

## Facts

- **Technology:** Conventional Hydroelectric
- **Operator:** Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.

## Related parties

- **Owner / operator:** Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P. — Owner and operator
- **Parent company:** Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. — Parent renewable platform
- **Former owner:** Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation — Predecessor owner
- **Regulator:** Federal Energy Regulatory Commission — Federal licensing regulator
- **Balancing authority / market operator:** New York Independent System Operator — Market and grid operator ([source](https://www.nyiso.com/what-we-do))

## Sources

- [documents.dps.ny.gov](http://documents.dps.ny.gov/public/Common/ViewDoc.aspx?DocRefId={90201CB7-94CE-4BC2-87E8-0C3DC1489601}) — documents.dps.ny.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [lowimpacthydro.org](https://lowimpacthydro.org/lihi-certificate-63-school-street-hydroelectric-project-new-york/) — lowimpacthydro.org · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [lowimpacthydro.org](https://lowimpacthydro.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/School_Street_Final_Cert_Report_11_8_10.pdf) — lowimpacthydro.org · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [lowimpacthydro.org](https://lowimpacthydro.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/041510FERCOrderRestatingNew-License-School-St.pdf) — lowimpacthydro.org · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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