Power plant · New York, United States
Robert Moses Niagara
Robert Moses Niagara is a power plant in New York, United States, with 2,429 MW of capacity, owned by New York Power Authority.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | New York | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1961 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | New York Power Authority | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | New York Power Authority | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 2,429 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Conventional Hydroelectric | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 43.1427, -79.0394 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Robert Moses Niagara is the largest of 29 power plants in New York and the 40th-largest of 800 in the United States by capacity; its 2,429 MW is 0.29% of the 839,036 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 1st of 29 | 29,378 MW | 8.3% |
| United States | 40th of 800 | 839,036 MW | 0.29% |
| All power plants in our data | 41st of 4,829 | 1,037,268 MW | 0.23% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 2 data centers (100 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic Lake Mariner | Data center | 42 MW | Operating | 42 km |
| Core42 Lake Mariner | Data center | 58 MW | Operating | 42 km |
Owner, operator and place
More from New York Power Authority
- Blenheim Gilboa1,000 MW
- Robert Moses Power Dam912 MW
- Zeltmann528 MW
Other power plants in New York
- Ravenswood2,096 MW
- Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station1,901 MW
- Oswego Harbor Power1,804 MW
- Northport1,564 MW
- Cricket Valley Energy1,313 MW
- Bowline Point1,242 MW
- Roseton Generating Facility1,242 MW
- Athens Generating Plant1,222 MW
Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Epoch AI. Epoch AI data centers, CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.