INDECK OSWEGO ENERGY CENTER
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 57 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Oswego County
- Operator
- INDECK-OSWEGO LTD PARTNERSHIP
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1990
- EIA plant ID
- 50450
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Net generation (2024)
- 49.8 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 9.9%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 43.4720, -76.4937
INDECK OSWEGO ENERGY CENTER, a 57 MW Natural Gas power plant in Oswego County, New York. Operated by INDECK-OSWEGO LTD PARTNERSHIP, commissioned 1990.
How INDECK OSWEGO ENERGY CENTER compares
With 57 MW of capacity, INDECK OSWEGO ENERGY CENTER ranks 83rd among the 320 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New York and 48th 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 782nd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1990, it is newer than 61% of the 312 operating New York plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Oswego County with 15 other operating plants, including NINE MILE POINT NUCLEAR STATION and OSWEGO HARBOR POWER.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 57 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 49.8 GWh in 2024 (a 9.9% capacity factor).
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is OSWEGO (345 kV), about 2.2 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 13 operating power plants totaling 5,729 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is NINE MILE POINT NUCLEAR STATION (1,901 MW, Nuclear). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, Westelcom Networks Watertown in Watertown, about 45.2 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
Weather peril exposure
INDECK OSWEGO ENERGY CENTER is a 57 MW natural gas power plant in Oswego County, NY, operated by INDECK-OSWEGO LTD PARTNERSHIP, commissioned in 1990. Oswego County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.1 of 5 at the 2nd national percentile. Ice storm is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 74th 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.
Oswego County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 74th | 4.0 of 5 | 1.4 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 0.86 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 49th | 3.0 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | 46.7 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 34th | 2.4 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 22nd | 1.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Coastal flooding | Very Low | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.16 |
| Hail | Very Low | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | 2.9 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 28.6 |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Oswego 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.