The AES Cayuga Power Station is a 306 megawatt coal-fired steam electric generating facility located on the shore of Cayuga Lake in Lansing. The power station has two generating units that became operational in 1955 (Unit 1) and 1958 (Unit 2).
AES Cayuga uses a once-through cooling system that is responsible for entraining 576,000 fish eggs and larvae each year.
Megawatts
Water Withdrawn (million gallons/day)
Entrainment (annual)
Impingement (annual)
306
219
576,000
NA
Permitting Status: AES Cayuga's State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) permit will expire on December 31, 2014.
AES Greenidge
Summary: The AES Greenidge Power Plant is a 675 megawatt coal and natural gas fired steam electric generating facility located on the shore of Seneca Lake in Dresden. The power station has two generating units that became operational in 1950 (Unit 3, retired in December 2009) and 1953 (Unit 4).
AES Greenidge uses a once-through cooling system that is responsible for impinging 29,000 adult and juvenile fish each year.
Megawatts
Water Withdrawn (million gallons/day)
Entrainment (annual)
Impingement (annual)
161
113
NA
29,000
Permitting Status: AES Greenidge's State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) permit was renewed in January 2010, effective from February 10, 2010 through January 31, 2015.
AES Westover
Summary: The AES Westover Power Station is a 146 megawatt coal-fired steam electric generating facility located on the shore of the Susquehana River in Johnson City. The power station has two generating units that became operational in 1944 (Unit 7, retired in December 2009) and 1951 (Unit 8).
AES Westover and nbsp; uses a once-through cooling system that is responsible for entraining 4 million fish eggs and larvae each year and impinging another 10,000 adult and juvenile fish.
Megawatts
Water Withdrawn (million gallons/day)
Entrainment (annual)
Impingement (annual)
146
102
3,900,000
10,200
Permitting Status: AES Somerset's State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) permit will expire on October 31, 2014.
Black River Power
Summary: The Black River Power Station is a 50 megawatt coal-fired steam electric generating facility located on the shore of the Black River in Watertown at Fort Drum. The power station has one generating unit that became operational in 1989.
Black River Power uses a once-through cooling system that is responsible for entraining 41,000 fish eggs and larvae each year.
Megawatts
Water Withdrawn (million gallons/day)
Entrainment (annual)
Impingement (annual)
50
55
41,000
0
Permitting Status: Black River Power's State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) permit will expire on July 31, 2012.
