Lachute Hydro Lower
A 3.8 MW hydroelectric power plant in Essex, New York, owned by Central Rivers Power US, LLC, commissioned in 1987.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 10752Hydroelectric
Nameplate capacity
3.8 MW
Primary fuel
Hydroelectric
Commissioned
1987
Location
Essex, New York
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
12.6 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Conventional Hydroelectric
Units
1
Location
Essex, New York · 43.849, -73.4207
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 23.1 | |
| 2016 | 10.7 | |
| 2017 | 15.4 | |
| 2018 | 15.1 | |
| 2019 | 21.7 | |
| 2020 | 9.9 | |
| 2021 | 17.7 | |
| 2022 | 11.1 | |
| 2023 | 18.5 | |
| 2024 | 12.6 |
Nearby power plants
| Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lachute Hydro Upper | Hydroelectric | 5.2 MW | ~1 km |
| Pivot Solar NY 6 | Solar | 5 MW | ~2 km |
| Pivot Solar NY 1 | Solar | 5 MW | ~2 km |
| Ticon Solar | Solar | 5 MW | ~3 km |
| Pivot Solar NY 9 | Solar | 5 MW | ~4 km |
| Ticonderoga Mill | Natural Gas | 42.1 MW | ~5 km |
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