Lewiston Pump-Generating Plant

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The Lewiston Pump-Generating Plant is a hydroelectric pumped-storage facility near Niagara Falls that works in tandem with the Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant to balance electricity supply and demand.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf energy infrastructure
hydroelectric power plant
pumped-storage power station
balancesWith Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant
country United States of America
surface form: United States
energySourceSubtype hydropower
energySourceType renewable energy
energyStorageType gravitational potential energy
gridConnection New York Independent System Operator
surface form: New York State power grid
gridRole load balancing facility
peaking power plant
hasComponent Lewiston Reservoir
discharge structures
generating station
intake structures
pumping station
underground conduits
hasFunction generates electricity during peak demand
pumps water to higher elevation during off-peak hours
hasType reversible pump-turbine plant
isPartOfSystemWith Niagara River hydropower system
surface form: Niagara River hydroelectric system
locatedIn Lewiston, New York
Niagara County, New York NERFINISHED
locatedNear Niagara Falls
locatedOnWatercourse Niagara River
nearbyCity Niagara Falls, New York
nearbyFacility Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant
operator New York Power Authority
ownedBy New York Power Authority
partOf Niagara River hydropower system
surface form: Niagara Power Project
purpose balance electricity supply and demand
energy storage
peak load management
regionServed New York State
regulates power output of Niagara Power Project
regulatoryJurisdiction New York State
surface form: State of New York

United States federal energy authorities
sector electric power
supports frequency regulation
grid reliability in New York
spinning reserve
voltage support
usesReservoir Lewiston Reservoir
usesTechnology pumped-storage hydroelectricity
waterSource Niagara River
worksInTandemWith Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant

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Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant hasPart Lewiston Pump-Generating Plant
Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant adjacentTo Lewiston Pump-Generating Plant
this entity surface form: Lewiston Pump-Generating Plant reservoir
Niagara River hydropower system hasPart Lewiston Pump-Generating Plant