Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power Project
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Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power Project is a large hydroelectric pumped-storage facility in New York State that stores and generates electricity by moving water between two reservoirs to help balance the power grid.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power Project canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4347823 — 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: Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power Project Context triple: [New York Power Authority, operatesFacility, Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power Project]
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A.
Snowy Hydro Scheme
The Snowy Hydro Scheme is a large-scale hydroelectricity and irrigation complex in Australia’s Snowy Mountains, renowned as one of the country’s most significant engineering projects.
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B.
Manapouri Power Station
Manapouri Power Station is a large underground hydroelectric power station in Fiordland, New Zealand, renowned for harnessing the waters of Lake Manapouri to generate electricity, primarily for the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter.
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C.
Olidan power station
Olidan power station is one of Sweden’s oldest large-scale hydroelectric power plants, located in Trollhättan and historically important for the country’s industrial electrification.
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D.
Atiamuri Power Station
Atiamuri Power Station is a hydroelectric power station in New Zealand that generates electricity from the flow of the Waikato River.
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E.
Karapiro Power Station
Karapiro Power Station is a hydroelectric power station in New Zealand that harnesses the flow of the Waikato River to generate electricity.
- 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: Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power Project Target entity description: Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power Project is a large hydroelectric pumped-storage facility in New York State that stores and generates electricity by moving water between two reservoirs to help balance the power grid.
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A.
Snowy Hydro Scheme
The Snowy Hydro Scheme is a large-scale hydroelectricity and irrigation complex in Australia’s Snowy Mountains, renowned as one of the country’s most significant engineering projects.
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B.
Manapouri Power Station
Manapouri Power Station is a large underground hydroelectric power station in Fiordland, New Zealand, renowned for harnessing the waters of Lake Manapouri to generate electricity, primarily for the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter.
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C.
Olidan power station
Olidan power station is one of Sweden’s oldest large-scale hydroelectric power plants, located in Trollhättan and historically important for the country’s industrial electrification.
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D.
Atiamuri Power Station
Atiamuri Power Station is a hydroelectric power station in New Zealand that generates electricity from the flow of the Waikato River.
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E.
Karapiro Power Station
Karapiro Power Station is a hydroelectric power station in New Zealand that harnesses the flow of the Waikato River to generate electricity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydroelectric power plant
ⓘ
pumped-storage hydroelectric power station ⓘ |
| category |
hydroelectric power stations in New York State
ⓘ
pumped-storage power stations in the United States ⓘ |
| classification | large-scale power station ⓘ |
| connectedTo | regional transmission network ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| emissionType | no direct greenhouse gas emissions during operation ⓘ |
| energyConversion | electrical energy to potential energy and back ⓘ |
| energyInfrastructureType | dispatchable power resource ⓘ |
| energySource | gravitational potential energy of water ⓘ |
| energyStorageType | large-scale mechanical energy storage ⓘ |
| fuelType | water ⓘ |
| generatesEnergyBy | releasing water through turbines ⓘ |
| gridConnection | New York State power grid ⓘ |
| gridService |
frequency regulation
ⓘ
spinning reserve ⓘ voltage support ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
dam
ⓘ
penstocks ⓘ powerhouse ⓘ |
| hasLowerReservoir |
Schoharie Creek lower reservoir
ⓘ
linked to:
Schoharie Creek upper reservoir
|
| hasUpperReservoir | Schoharie Creek upper reservoir ⓘ |
| isPartOf | New York State energy infrastructure ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York State
ⓘ
Schoharie County, New York ⓘ
linked to:
Schoharie County
|
| operatingMode |
generation mode during peak hours
ⓘ
pumping mode during off-peak hours ⓘ |
| operator | New York Power Authority ⓘ |
| ownedBy | New York Power Authority ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
grid energy storage
ⓘ
load balancing for the power grid ⓘ peak load management ⓘ |
| purpose |
improve grid reliability
ⓘ
provide electricity during peak demand ⓘ support integration of other power plants ⓘ |
| regulates | electricity supply and demand balance ⓘ |
| regulatoryJurisdiction |
State of New York
ⓘ
linked to:
New York State
United States federal energy regulation ⓘ |
| sector | electric power industry ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| storesEnergyBy | pumping water to an upper reservoir ⓘ |
| supports |
New York State peak electricity demand
ⓘ
grid stability in New York State ⓘ |
| technologyType | reversible pump-turbine units ⓘ |
| uses | pumped-storage hydroelectricity ⓘ |
| watercourse | Schoharie Creek ⓘ |
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Subject: Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power Project Description of subject: Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power Project is a large hydroelectric pumped-storage facility in New York State that stores and generates electricity by moving water between two reservoirs to help balance the power grid.
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