CARTHAGE ENERGY LLC

How CARTHAGE ENERGY LLC compares

With 63 MW of capacity, CARTHAGE ENERGY LLC ranks 75th among the 320 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New York and 44th 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 764th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1991, it is newer than 63% of the 312 operating New York plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Jefferson County with 16 other operating plants, including GLEN PARK HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT and DEFERIET.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 63 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 3.3 GWh in 2024 (a 0.6% capacity factor).

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is ADIRONDACK (230 kV), about 15.7 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 31 operating power plants totaling 588 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is MAPLE RIDGE WIND FARM (322 MW, Wind). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, Westelcom Networks Watertown in Watertown, about 14.5 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