DUNKIRK GENERATING PLANT
Retired 2022Coal power plant
- Capacity
- 627 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Chautauqua County
- Operator
- DUNKIRK POWER LLC
- EIA plant ID
- 2554
- Coordinates
- 42.4910, -79.3469
DUNKIRK GENERATING PLANT, a retired 627 MW Coal power plant in Chautauqua County, New York. It was retired in 2022, according to EIA-860.
How DUNKIRK GENERATING PLANT compares
It was retired in 2022 according to EIA-860, so it is not counted in New York's operating fleet. It shares Chautauqua County with 2 other operating plants, S A CARLSON and CHAUTAUQUA LFGTE FACILITY.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is DUNKIRK (230 kV), about 0.1 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. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: CHAUTAUQUA LFGTE FACILITY (10 MW). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, ixColo in Buffalo, about 36.2 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860 retirement records and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
DUNKIRK GENERATING PLANT is a retired 627 MW coal power plant in Chautauqua County, NY, formerly operated by DUNKIRK POWER LLC. Chautauqua County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.1 of 5 at the 4th national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 79th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a coal plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Chautauqua County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 79th | 4.2 of 5 | 2.7 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 56th | 3.3 of 5 | 1.6 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 0.03 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 40th | 2.6 of 5 | 37.1 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 36th | 2.4 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 21st | 1.8 of 5 | 0.28 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 16th | 1.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 16th | 1.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Very Low | 11th | 1.5 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Coastal flooding | Very Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | 35.4 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 0.89 |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Chautauqua 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.