Friday, June 27, 2025

1917 46mw Rochester Gas and Electric (REG)'s Station 5 on Genesee River

Powerhouse: (Satellite)
Diversion Dam: (Satellite)

Powerhouse:
Tyler Burke, Aug 2022

Dam:
Chris Schauerman, Jul 2018

The substation equipment was replaced in the 2020s.
rge_pdf, p2

RG&E spent $111m to modernize this 46mw plant before its 100th birthday in 2017. The work including relining the 2000' (610m) tunnel and upgrading the three turbine-generator units. [RenewableEnergyWorld]

ALL Erection and Crane Rental posted two photos with the comment: "ALL Crane Rental of Pennsylvania recently provided a Manitowoc MLC300 lattice crawler to utilize its staggering 320 foot lift radius in rebuilding Rochester Gas and Electric (REG)'s Station 5 dam for hydroelectric power. You can get all the details of the project in the "Going to Great Lengths" case study here: https://www.allcrane.com/.../article/going-to-great-lengths."
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