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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New York State hydropower assets | 1 |
| Niagara Power Project | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydroelectric power station
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infrastructure ⓘ power plant ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Lewiston Pump-Generating Plant
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surface form:
Lewiston Pump-Generating Plant reservoir
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| basinCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| connectsTo |
Ontario power grid via interties
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transmission lines across New York State ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1957 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| distanceFrom | approximately 4 miles downstream from Niagara Falls ⓘ |
| gridConnection |
New York Power Authority
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surface form:
New York State power grid
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| hasBuildingStructureType | underground power station ⓘ |
| hasEnergySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| hasImpact |
major supplier of low-cost electricity to Western New York
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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
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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
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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
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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
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surface form:
State of New York
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| tourism | offers educational exhibits on hydropower ⓘ |
| uses | water turbines ⓘ |
| usesTechnology | Francis turbines ⓘ |
| waterSource | Niagara River diversion from above Niagara Falls ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Niagara Power Project
Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant
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Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant
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this entity surface form:
New York State hydropower assets