Several other companies later attempted similar projects, all without success. The men were unable to secure funding for the project, however, each died without achieving significant progress toward their planned infrastructure. In 1805, Augustus and Peter Porter of Buffalo, New York, purchased the American Falls from New York in a public auction (and later acquired the rights to the eastern rapids above the falls) with a stated plan to generate power by way of a 'hydraulic raceway'. The land that the Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant occupies has a long history of use. It stands across the river from Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Power Stations in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Named for New York City planner Robert Moses, the plant was built to replace power production after the Schoellkopf Power Station, a nearby hydroelectric plant, collapsed in 1956. It uses 13 generators at an installed capacity of 2,525 MW (3,386,000 hp). Owned and operated by the New York Power Authority (NYPA), the plant diverts water from the Niagara River above Niagara Falls and returns the water into the lower portion of the river near Lake Ontario. The Robert Moses Niagara Hydroelectric Power Station is a hydroelectric power station in Lewiston, New York, near Niagara Falls.

Works in conjunction with the Lewiston Pump-Generating Plant

Niagara fall and interactive center