Lewiston Pump-Generating Plant
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The Lewiston Pump-Generating Plant is a hydroelectric pumped-storage facility near Niagara Falls that works in tandem with the Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant to balance electricity supply and demand.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lewiston Pump-Generating Plant canonical | 2 |
| Lewiston Pump-Generating Plant reservoir | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2909677 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lewiston Pump-Generating Plant Context triple: [Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant, hasPart, Lewiston Pump-Generating Plant]
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A.
Pickering Nuclear Generating Station
Pickering Nuclear Generating Station is a large Canadian nuclear power plant on the shore of Lake Ontario that has been a major source of electricity for the Greater Toronto Area.
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B.
Alexander Generating Station
Alexander Generating Station is a hydroelectric power facility located on the Nipigon River in Ontario, Canada, that generates electricity from the river’s flow.
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C.
Glenwood Power Station
Glenwood Power Station is an early 20th-century, now-abandoned industrial power plant on the Hudson River in Yonkers, New York, noted for its grand Beaux-Arts architecture and historic significance.
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D.
Beauharnois generating station
The Beauharnois generating station is a large hydroelectric power plant in Quebec, Canada, known for harnessing the flow of the Saint Lawrence River to produce electricity.
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E.
Cameron Falls Generating Station
Cameron Falls Generating Station is a hydroelectric power facility located on the Nipigon River in Ontario, Canada, that generates electricity from the river’s flow.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lewiston Pump-Generating Plant Target entity description: The Lewiston Pump-Generating Plant is a hydroelectric pumped-storage facility near Niagara Falls that works in tandem with the Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant to balance electricity supply and demand.
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A.
Pickering Nuclear Generating Station
Pickering Nuclear Generating Station is a large Canadian nuclear power plant on the shore of Lake Ontario that has been a major source of electricity for the Greater Toronto Area.
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B.
Alexander Generating Station
Alexander Generating Station is a hydroelectric power facility located on the Nipigon River in Ontario, Canada, that generates electricity from the river’s flow.
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C.
Glenwood Power Station
Glenwood Power Station is an early 20th-century, now-abandoned industrial power plant on the Hudson River in Yonkers, New York, noted for its grand Beaux-Arts architecture and historic significance.
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D.
Beauharnois generating station
The Beauharnois generating station is a large hydroelectric power plant in Quebec, Canada, known for harnessing the flow of the Saint Lawrence River to produce electricity.
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E.
Cameron Falls Generating Station
Cameron Falls Generating Station is a hydroelectric power facility located on the Nipigon River in Ontario, Canada, that generates electricity from the river’s flow.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
energy infrastructure
ⓘ
hydroelectric power plant ⓘ pumped-storage power station ⓘ |
| balancesWith | Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| energySourceSubtype | hydropower ⓘ |
| energySourceType | renewable energy ⓘ |
| energyStorageType | gravitational potential energy ⓘ |
| gridConnection |
New York State power grid
ⓘ
linked to:
New York Independent System Operator
|
| gridRole |
load balancing facility
ⓘ
peaking power plant ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Lewiston Reservoir
ⓘ
discharge structures ⓘ generating station ⓘ intake structures ⓘ pumping station ⓘ underground conduits ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
generates electricity during peak demand
ⓘ
pumps water to higher elevation during off-peak hours ⓘ |
| hasType | reversible pump-turbine plant ⓘ |
| isPartOfSystemWith |
Niagara River hydroelectric system
ⓘ
linked to:
Niagara River hydropower system
|
| locatedIn |
Lewiston, New York
ⓘ
Niagara County, New York ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Niagara Falls ⓘ |
| locatedOnWatercourse | Niagara River ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Niagara Falls, New York ⓘ |
| nearbyFacility | Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant ⓘ |
| operator | New York Power Authority ⓘ |
| ownedBy | New York Power Authority ⓘ |
| partOf |
Niagara Power Project
ⓘ
linked to:
Niagara River hydropower system
|
| purpose |
balance electricity supply and demand
ⓘ
energy storage ⓘ peak load management ⓘ |
| regionServed | New York State ⓘ |
| regulates | power output of Niagara Power Project ⓘ |
| regulatoryJurisdiction |
State of New York
ⓘ
linked to:
New York State
United States federal energy authorities ⓘ |
| sector | electric power ⓘ |
| supports |
frequency regulation
ⓘ
grid reliability in New York ⓘ spinning reserve ⓘ voltage support ⓘ |
| usesReservoir | Lewiston Reservoir ⓘ |
| usesTechnology | pumped-storage hydroelectricity ⓘ |
| waterSource | Niagara River ⓘ |
| worksInTandemWith | Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lewiston Pump-Generating Plant Description of subject: The Lewiston Pump-Generating Plant is a hydroelectric pumped-storage facility near Niagara Falls that works in tandem with the Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant to balance electricity supply and demand.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lewiston Pump-Generating Plant