LOCKPORT ENERGY ASSOCIATES LP

How LOCKPORT ENERGY ASSOCIATES LP compares

With 221 MW of capacity, LOCKPORT ENERGY ASSOCIATES LP ranks 36th among the 320 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New York and 21st of the 68 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.1% of New York's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.6% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 531st-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1992, it is newer than 66% of the 312 operating New York plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Niagara County with 7 other operating plants, including ROBERT MOSES NIAGARA and LEWISTON NIAGARA.

EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 221 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 39.5 GWh in 2024 (a 2% capacity factor), down 80% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is ROBINSON ROAD (230 kV), about 2.3 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 11 operating power plants totaling 2,877 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is ROBERT MOSES NIAGARA (2,429 MW, Hydro). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, ixColo in Buffalo, about 20.3 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