BATAVIA POWER PLANT
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 67 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Genesee County
- Operator
- SENECA POWER PARTNERS LP
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1992
- EIA plant ID
- 54593
- Generators
- 3
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Net generation (2024)
- 3.4 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 0.6%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 42.9828, -78.1596
BATAVIA POWER PLANT, a 67 MW Natural Gas power plant in Genesee County, New York. Operated by SENECA POWER PARTNERS LP, commissioned 1992.
How BATAVIA POWER PLANT compares
With 67 MW of capacity, BATAVIA POWER PLANT ranks 72nd among the 320 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New York and 41st of the 68 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.3% of New York's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 752nd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1992, it is newer than 66% of the 312 operating New York plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Genesee County with one other operating plant, US GYPSUM OAKFIELD.
EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 67 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 3.4 GWh in 2024 (a 0.6% capacity factor).
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is STOLLE ROAD (345 kV), about 23.7 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP., under 0.1 miles away. Another 7 operating power plants totaling 307 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is NOBLE WETHERSFIELD WINDPARK LLC (126 MW, Wind). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, ixColo in Buffalo, about 36.8 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
BATAVIA POWER PLANT is a 67 MW natural gas power plant in Genesee County, NY, operated by SENECA POWER PARTNERS LP, commissioned in 1992. Genesee County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.1 of 5 at the 3rd national percentile. Ice storm is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 68th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Genesee County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | 1.9 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 64th | 3.6 of 5 | 0.93 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 56th | 3.2 of 5 | 1.4 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 0.03 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 39th | 2.6 of 5 | 21.8 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 14th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.05 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.85 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | 28.6 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | 2.8 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Genesee County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Genesee County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.