CARR STREET GENERATING STATION
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 123 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Onondaga County
- Operator
- CARR STREET GENERATING STA LP
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1993
- EIA plant ID
- 50978
- Generators
- 3
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Net generation (2024)
- 169 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 16%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 43.0614, -76.0823
CARR STREET GENERATING STATION, a 123 MW Natural Gas power plant in Onondaga County, New York. Operated by CARR STREET GENERATING STA LP, commissioned 1993.
How CARR STREET GENERATING STATION compares
With 123 MW of capacity, CARR STREET GENERATING STATION ranks 42nd among the 320 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New York and 24th of the 68 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.6% of New York's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 639th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1993, it is newer than 69% of the 312 operating New York plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Onondaga County with 3 other operating plants, including CH RESOURCES SYRACUSE and COVANTA ONONDAGA.
EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 123 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 169 GWh in 2024 (a 16% capacity factor), up 10% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is LAFAYETTE (345 kV), about 6.4 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 9 operating power plants totaling 260 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is CH RESOURCES SYRACUSE (103 MW, Natural Gas).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
CARR STREET GENERATING STATION is a 123 MW natural gas power plant in Onondaga County, NY, operated by CARR STREET GENERATING STA LP, commissioned in 1993. Onondaga County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.1 of 5 at the 4th national percentile. Ice storm is the leading peril, rated Very High by FEMA at the 76th 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.
Onondaga County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice storm | Very High | 76th | 4.0 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Strong wind | Very High | 59th | 3.4 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 54th | 3.1 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Winter weather | Very High | 46th | 2.9 of 5 | 26.4 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively High | 41st | 2.6 of 5 | 1.0 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 38th | 2.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 19th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.15 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | 2.3 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 6th | 1.2 of 5 | 3.7 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 30.1 |
Perils not assessed in Onondaga 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 Onondaga 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.