INDECK OLEAN ENERGY CENTER
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 91 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Cattaraugus County
- Operator
- INDECK-OLEAN LTD PARTNERSHIP
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1994
- EIA plant ID
- 54076
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Net generation (2024)
- 34.5 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 4.3%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 42.0856, -78.4551
INDECK OLEAN ENERGY CENTER, a 91 MW Natural Gas power plant in Cattaraugus County, New York. Operated by INDECK-OLEAN LTD PARTNERSHIP, commissioned 1994.
How INDECK OLEAN ENERGY CENTER compares
With 91 MW of capacity, INDECK OLEAN ENERGY CENTER ranks 63rd among the 320 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New York and 37th of the 68 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.5% of New York's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 698th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1994, it is newer than 70% of the 312 operating New York plants with a recorded commissioning year.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 91 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 34.5 GWh in 2024 (a 4.3% capacity factor), down 66% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP., about 0.1 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
INDECK OLEAN ENERGY CENTER is a 91 MW natural gas power plant in Cattaraugus County, NY, operated by INDECK-OLEAN LTD PARTNERSHIP, commissioned in 1994. Cattaraugus County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.2 of 5 at the 4th national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 87th 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.
Cattaraugus County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 87th | 4.5 of 5 | 2.2 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 57th | 3.3 of 5 | 0.03 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 45th | 2.8 of 5 | 1.9 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 44th | 2.7 of 5 | 36.8 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | 0.71 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 24th | 2.0 of 5 | 0.25 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 14th | 1.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Very Low | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | 33.7 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 6th | 1.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 2nd | 1.1 of 5 | 0.68 |
Perils not assessed in Cattaraugus 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 Cattaraugus 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.