BETHLEHEM ENERGY CENTER

How BETHLEHEM ENERGY CENTER compares

With 893 MW of capacity, BETHLEHEM ENERGY CENTER ranks 14th among the 320 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New York and 8th of the 68 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 4.5% of New York's operating Natural Gas capacity and 2.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 130th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2005, it is newer than 84% of the 312 operating New York plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Albany County with 6 other operating plants, including SELKIRK COGEN and SCHOOL STREET.

EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 893 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 3,639 GWh in 2024 (a 46% capacity factor), down 15% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is NEW SCOTLAND (345 kV), about 7.2 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 22 operating power plants totaling 2,789 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is ATHENS GENERATING PLANT (1,323 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, INOC Albany (80 State St) in Albany, about 3.9 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