#niagarafallsnewyork

[sambarsky]

My second of two Niagara Falls sweaters. Niagara Falls was our honeymoon site. This picture was taken at a subsequent visit in 2015. Have previously used this as my Facebook profile picture. I plan to have this or my other Niagara Falls sweater (or both) made into a T-shirt someday. #sambarsky #sambarskysweaters #sambarskyknitter #knit #knitting #knitter #art #artist #sweater #intarsia #handknit #niagarafalls #niagara #falls #niagarafallscanada #niagarafallsnewyork #niagarafallsusa #buffalo #americanfalls #honeymoon #uscanadaborder (at Niagara Falls State Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/Conz8MXNiJK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[the-green-bucks-fire-hydrants]

R.D. Wood & Company. Modernized. September 2022 #rdwood #rdwoodandcompany #modernized #firehydrant #fireplug #hydrant #firehydrantsofinstagram #niagarafalls #niagarafallsnewyork #niagrafrontier #nfny #nys #newyork #newyorkstate #usa🇺🇸 #thegreenbuck (at Niagara Falls, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj6c5pCLY5E/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[billwilson2002]

Peterbilt #truck #trucker #semitruck #semi #peterbilt #trucker #trucksofinstagram #truckerslife #truckerslife #niagara #niagarafallsny #niagarafallsnewyork #niagarafalls #westernnewyorkphotography #wny #williamwilsonphotography #oleanny #olean #oleannewyork #oleannygram #followforfollow #followforfollowback #likeforfollow #truckerselfie #like4like #like4likes #like4follow #likeforlike #likesforlike #trucking #peterbuilt #peterbilt379 (at William Wilson's Photography) https://www.instagram.com/p/COTjXu1hMDc/?igshid=1lo9m3cio7at7

[mfg1990-blog]

Beautiful Niagara Falls. @niagarafallsusa @niagarafalls @niagarafallsmuseums @niagaraparks @niagarafallstourismcanada @niagarafalls_statepark @visitbuffaloniagara #niagarafalls #niagara #niagarafallscanada #niagarafallsny #niagarafallsusa #niagarafallsnewyork #newyork #newyorkstateparks #waterfalls #waterfall #waterfallsofinstagram #nature #naturalwonders @newyorkstate_ (at Niagara Falls, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuUK0hOAdq7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1a2xzio93esa3

[nypaenergy]

Niagara's "Once-in-a-Generation" Upgrade

Imagine replacing the dashboard of a 60-year-old firetruck with one from a 2021 model. All the new sensors, computers, bells and chimes need to be installed, and if a signal is misread, the unit shuts down.

That’s how Rick Fremming, senior operations engineer II at the Niagara Power Project, describes Next Generation Niagara – a 15-year, $1.1 billion effort underway to prepare New York State’s biggest electricity producer for the next several decades. Launched in July 2019, it’s the single most expensive lifetime extension and modernization (LEM) project in NYPA’s 90-year history.

The Niagara Power Project “is one of the last of the big boys left on the block,” Rick said. “Keeping it up to date is so important so it can continue to regulate for the grid.”

The project is also key to the parts of VISION2030—our 10-year strategic plan—related to hydropower.

“Next Generation Niagara is directly tied in to one of the main pillars of VISION2030,” said Tim Poe, project manager, Western New York generation. “The name of the program is so appropriate, because we really are doing all these things to ensure the plant will be in good shape for the next generation.”

Jack Doescher, Niagara’s asset performance superintendent, said hydropower “has been, and will continue to be, a critical source of electricity in New York’s energy portfolio.  

The hydro generators included in Next Generation Niagara are the workhorses of NYPA. They provide a substantial amount of power to the state, ensuring we can continue to meet the renewable energy needs of New York State and our customers for years to come.  

There’s a secondary benefit, Jack said: “In addition to this, the income these generators provide to NYPA is critical to funding many of the strategic projects and initiatives that are crucial to meeting our VISION2030 objectives.”

Four Projects in One Next Generation Niagara, which includes work at the project’s Robert Moses Power Plant, has four components:

A comprehensive inspection of the Robert Moses plant’s 13 penstocks, which are massive, 485-foot-long steel pipes (24 feet in diameter) that supply water from our forebay down to our hydro generators  

Replacement of our 630-ton gantry crane, which is used for disassembly and reassembly of the generating units, as well as key maintenance activities

Upgrading and digitizing the control systems for the Robert Moses plant generators

Overhaul and/or replacement of the electrical and mechanical components of Robert Moses’ turbine generators   

Each of these on its own would be a significant LEM, Tim said.  

“The fact that they’re happening at the same time only increases the complexity of it all,” he said. “And the plant must stay operational when we perform this work.”

Making Progress Already

The Niagara Power Project has been generating electricity since 1961. Although upgrades to many of its components have occurred in the ensuring years, some parts are original.

“Some things, when they fail, will not be replaceable,” Rick said. “The original manufacturers may no longer exist, or they no longer make the parts that they made way back when. To keep Niagara viable, we have to adjust.”

Even though we’re less than three years into Next Generation Niagara’s 15-year timeline, there has been significant progress made on its overall goals.  

In September, we celebrated the completion of the installation of digital controls on the first turbine generator unit at the Robert Moses Power Plant. The work, which began in November 2020, created a digital link to the facility’s control room—part of the control room upgrade and redesign—and to Niagara’s switchyard, where power is pushed out across the state’s transmission system.

In the switchyard, digital controls were placed on transformers and circuit breakers that correspond with the upgraded turbine (click here to watch an animation that describes the connections between the generating unit and the switchyard).

More to Come

A planned outage to digitize a second Robert Moses plant turbine generator unit control system is expected to start in May 2022, and many other elements of Next Generation Niagara will unfold over the next several years.

“For me and my team, it’s a once-in-a-career opportunity,” Tim said, “and for NYPA, “it’s a once-in-a-generation situation.”

[los-cause7]

This is horrible. If anyone in the Buffalo/Niagara Falls, New York area have any info on the whereabouts of this young lady come forward. This is a nightmare to send your child away to college and have to be mentally tormented with this kind of news. SUNY Buffalo State College alumni please share this one far and wide. Sending prayers and positive energy for the safe return of Saniyyah Dennis. She’s been missing for a week. #saniyyahdennis #40cal #buffalostatecollege #buffalonewyork #niagarafallsnewyork https://www.instagram.com/p/COWstLGJxI8/?igshid=1lglxbjn0r0de

[typicallytwitterpated]

this weeks blog post covers one of my favorite childhood meals. If you’ve never enjoyed the flavor for beef on weck- you’ve been missing out on quite literally the best roast beef in the entire unit United States. I don’t even like redmeat and I still can’t pass on this slow roasted roast beef served with our Zhu and horseradish on a soft baked roll topped with coarse salt and caraway seeds. Want to learn more? See the link in my bio. #buffalonewyork #westernnewyork #westernny #roastbeefsandwich #adrianscustardandbeef #aujus #weck #roastbeef #newyorkmemories #beefonweck #kummelweck #niagarafallsnewyork #niagarafallsny (at Adrian's Custard & Beef) https://www.instagram.com/p/CImFYI3JQL5/?igshid=icrlb1ka817

[encantofoods]

Wood beside the River . . . Photography by: @neptunestudiocrew . #niagarafalls #niagarafallscanada #niagarafallsny #niagarafallsusa #niagarafallsontario #niagarafallsstatepark #niagarafallstourism #niagarafallsatnight #niagarafallstattoo #niagarafallshotels #niagarafallsusa🇺🇸 #niagarafallsdining #niagarafallscanada🇨🇦 #niagarafallscomiccon #niagarafallsnewyork #niagarafallswedding #niagarafallsphotographer #niagarafallsview #niagarafallshairstylist #niagarafallsrealestate #buffalony #buffalony716 #buffalo #buffalove #buffalonyphotographer #buffalonyphotography #buffalonyphotographers #nikonusa #snapbridge #yourshotphotographer (at Buffalo, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_PxI6nAduM/?igshid=1okdwmbhanoqt

[sambarsky]

29.) My first of two Niagara Falls sweaters. Our honeymoon site. Perfect to share today because it’s our anniversary. Bought yarn to make it on our way home from our honeymoon. Picture taken during our recent visit in September. Hope to make one of my Niagara sweaters into a T-shirt someday. #sambarsky #sambarskysweaters #sambarskyknitter #knit #knitting #knitter #art #artist #sweater #intarsia #handknit #niagarafalls #niagara #unitedstates #canada #uscanadaborder #usacanadaborder #usacanada #canadianside #waterfall #niagarafallscanada #niagarafallsontario #niagarafallsnewyork #niagarafallsny #niagarafallsusa (at Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkwU5QQPvIR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[the-green-bucks-fire-hydrants]

Kennedy Valve. April 2022 #kennedyvalve #firehydrant #fireplug #hydrant #niagarafrontier #niagarafallsnewyork #niagarafalls #niagara #newyork #usa🇺🇸 (at Niagara Falls, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb3Ai9XrtO3/?utm_medium=tumblr

[billwilson2002]

Sunset Freightliner Daycab #truck #trucker #semitruck #semi #peterbilt #trucker #trucksofinstagram #truckerslife #truckerslife #niagara #niagarafallsny #niagarafallsnewyork #niagarafalls #westernnewyorkphotography #wny #williamwilsonphotography #oleanny #olean #oleannewyork #oleannygram #followforfollow #followforfollowback #likeforfollow #truckerselfie #like4like #like4likes #like4follow #likeforlike #likesforlike #trucking #peterbuilt #peterbilt379 (at Kill Buck, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/COTinNLhkFs/?igshid=bitjujj64fya

[livingproofstartshere]

We found the end of the rainbow, but there was no pot of gold 🌈🧐 · · · · #niagarafalls #niagarafallscanada #waterfallsfordays #canadaphotography #canada150 #rainbow #potofgold #rainbowphotography #rainbowphoto #niagarafallsphotographer #roadtrip #canadaeh #girlsweekend #niagarafallsnewyork #niagarafallsny #niagarafallsusa #nyphotographer #upstatenewyork #upstateny #naturephotography #roygbiv #photographicart #photographyblog #instadaily #ontariocanada #ontariophotographer #ontariophotography #maidofthemist (at Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada)

[byronbenito]

#Repost @byronbenitomachuca • • • • • • Niagara Falls is three waterfalls that straddle the international border between the Canadian provinceof Ontario and the US state of New York. They form the southern end of the Niagara Gorge. Height167 ft (51  RiverAverage flow rate85,000 cu ft/s (2,400 m3/s) From largest to smallest, the three waterfalls are the Horseshoe Falls, the American Falls and the Bridal Veil Falls. The Horseshoe Falls lie on the border of the United States and Canada. while the American Falls lie entirely on the United States' side, separated by Goat Island. The smaller Bridal Veil Falls are also on the United States' side, separated from the American Falls by Luna Island. Located on the Niagara River, which drains Lake Erieinto Lake Ontario, the combined falls form the highest flow rate of any waterfall in North America that has a vertical drop of more than 50 metres (160 ft). During peak daytime tourist hours, more than 168,000 m3 (six million cubic feet) of water goes over the crest of the falls every minute.[2] Horseshoe Falls is the most powerful waterfall in North America, as measured by flow rate.[3] The falls are 27 kilometres (17 mi) north-northwest of Buffalo, New York, and 121 kilometres (75 mi) south-southeast of Toronto, between the twin cities of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and Niagara Falls, New York. Niagara Falls was formed when glaciers receded at the end of the Wisconsin glaciation (the last ice age), and water from the newly formed Great Lakes carved a path through the Niagara Escarpment en route to the Atlantic Ocean. Niagara Falls is famed both for its beauty and as a valuable source of hydroelectric power. Balancing recreational, commercial, and industrial uses has been a challenge for the stewards of the falls since the 19th century. #niagarafalls #niagara #niagarafallscanada #ontario #canada #nature #tourism #visit #niagararegion #niagaraviews #travel #power #cold #chilly #H20 #niagarafallsnewyork #byronbenitomachuca (en Niagara Falls, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByphXtogt12/?igshid=vq1v0fk0eohj

[delespi]

Weekend getaway to Niagara Falls in Canada! Last time I was here was when I was a kid (10 years old maybe?) so I don't remember much, but the horseshoe waterfalls are so beautiful up close! . . . #niagarafalls #niagarafallscanada #horseshoefalls #canada #ohcanada🇨🇦 #ontario #weekendtrips #weekendgetaway #waterfalls #niagarafallsontario #niagarafallsnewyork https://www.instagram.com/p/Byia8n_ngKl/?igshid=d3bjyhlze9n1

[nypaenergy]

New Icebreaker Tug on its Way to Niagara

NYPA’s Niagara project is about to receive a new tugboat for winter ice breaking on Lake Erie and the Niagara River. Breaker II set sail last week from a Rhode Island shipyard for its Western New York destination, traveling through the Long Island Sound before a stop in lower Manhattan.

NYPA President Gil Quiniones and a project management team met the crew while NY1 reporter Roger Clark interviewed Gil, NYPA engineers and the icebreaker captain about the custom-built boat and how it will support Niagara’s winter electricity production.

Breaker II replaces a decades-old tugboat, the B1 Breaker. It is equipped with a steel-reinforced hull for splitting thick sheets of ice that form at the mouth of Lake Erie and the upper Niagara River during most winters. The 750-horsepower boat will be part of a fleet of four Niagara project vessels responsible for the seasonal installation of the Lake Erie-Niagara River Ice Boom and its spring removal. The 8800-foot boom is made of floating steel pontoons anchored to the bottom of the lake and reduces the frequency and duration of ice runs to keep them away from the water intakes of the Niagara project, mitigating against potential ice damage to NYPA facilities and equipment.

After departing Manhattan, Breaker II traveled up the Hudson River, passing the new Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge before connecting with the Erie Canal for what will be a more than 700 nautical-mile journey to Buffalo, where the tugboat will dock at NYPA’s warm-weather, ice boom storage site along the Buffalo River. The vessel is expected to arrive by early next week, following a 10-day trip, and be christened at a Sept. 9 ceremony.

The 56-foot-long boat was designed by Bristol Harbor Group, a naval architecture and marine engineering company, and has a crew capacity of up to eight people, but the typical crew size is three. Breaker II will also support the ice-breaking efforts of Ontario Power Generation at Niagara Falls, Ontario. Breaker II’s fabrication and delivery follows NYPA’s acquisition in 2015 of another new boat— Joncaire II—for Niagara’s marine fleet. The other vessels comprising Niagara’s fleet are the William H. Latham tugboat and Havasu II. More info on Breaker II can be found here. 

[giantsapple-macking]

(NIAGARA JUST TOOK THE LEAD!) #niagarauniversity #niagarauniversityhockey #niagarafalls #niagarafallsny #niagarafallsnewyork #newyork #newyorkstate #empirestate #nys #sacredheartuniversity #sacredheartpioneers #atlantichockey #websterbankarena #bridgeport #bridgeportconnecticut #bridgeportct #collegehockey #ncaa #connecticut (at Webster Bank Arena) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVoYXnOrbDN/?utm_medium=tumblr