Rochester 5

Rochester 5

Hydro Dam

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Lower Falls
Rochester, NY
14621
United States of America

Latitude: 43.180124

Longitude: -77.627319

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Distance (miles)	0	2.5	5	10	25
American Indian	0.3%	0.5%	0.4%	0.3%	0.3%
Asian	1.8%	4.4%	3.5%	4.4%	4.2%
Black	47.2%	44.7%	37.0%	23.3%	15.0%
Hispanic	42.4%	29.8%	19.6%	13.1%	9.3%
White	9.0%	18.7%	36.8%	55.6%	67.8%
	67.8%
Population	1,071	69k	233k	462k	797k
Income	$17k				$62k

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CORPORATION

Name	Relation	Ownership
Rochester Gas & Electric Corp	Owner	100%

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Rochester Gas & Electric restarts Station 5 hydro project after $111 million modernization 12/29/2012 "The tunnel was refilled for the first time in mid-December, and the first turbine was repowered two days later. All three turbines are expected to be in use by early 2013, with a formal recommissioning ceremony planned for spring 2013."
Tetra Tech - Rochester Hydroelectric Tunnel Rebuild 2011: "Tetra Tech will reconstruct a water conveyance tunnel at RG&E's Station 5 in Rochester, NY, a 45 megawatt (MW) run-of-river facility that, in its current configuration, began electrical production in 1917."
RG&E Hydro Station 5 - Rochester, NY 5/8/2007 photo

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Unit Information

Power	Type	Status	Fuel
13 MW	Hydroelectric	Backup	Water
13 MW	Hydroelectric	Backup	Water
18 MW	Hydroelectric	Backup	Water

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