Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant

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The Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant is a major hydroelectric generating station in New York that harnesses the flow of the Niagara River to produce electricity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydroelectric power station
infrastructure
power plant
adjacentTo Lewiston Pump-Generating Plant
surface form: Lewiston Pump-Generating Plant reservoir
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
connectsTo Ontario power grid via interties
transmission lines across New York State
constructionStartDate 1957
country United States of America
surface form: United States
distanceFrom approximately 4 miles downstream from Niagara Falls
gridConnection New York Power Authority
surface form: New York State power grid
hasBuildingStructureType underground power station
hasEnergySource hydropower
hasImpact major supplier of low-cost electricity to Western New York
supports cross-border electricity trade with Ontario
hasOutputType alternating current electricity
hasPart Lewiston Pump-Generating Plant
hasVisitorCenter Power Vista
inception 1961
locatedIn Lewiston, New York NERFINISHED
Niagara County, New York NERFINISHED
locatedInProtectedArea near Niagara Falls State Park
locatedInRegion Western New York
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Niagara Falls
locatedOnWatercourse Niagara River
maximumCapacity about 2,500 megawatts
namedAfter Robert Moses
numberOfTurbines 13
operatedBy New York Power Authority
ownedBy New York Power Authority
partOf Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant self-linksurface differs
surface form: New York State hydropower assets

Niagara Falls AC power project
surface form: Niagara Power Project

binational Niagara River hydropower system
purpose electricity generation
flood control support
support of regional industry
regulates flow of water diverted from Niagara River
regulatoryAuthority Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
status operational
subjectTo U.S.-Canada Niagara River water sharing agreements
subordinateTo U.S. state of New York
surface form: State of New York
tourism offers educational exhibits on hydropower
uses water turbines
usesTechnology Francis turbines
waterSource Niagara River diversion from above Niagara Falls

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Niagara Falls hasPowerPlant Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant
New York Power Authority operatesFacility Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant
this entity surface form: Niagara Power Project
Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant partOf Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: New York State hydropower assets