RED-ROCHESTER, LLC
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 130 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Monroe County
- Operator
- RED-ROCHESTER, LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1957
- EIA plant ID
- 10025
- Generators
- 7
- Net generation (2024)
- 313 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 30%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 43.1994, -77.6314
RED-ROCHESTER, LLC, a 130 MW Coal power plant in Monroe County, New York. Operated by RED-ROCHESTER, LLC, commissioned 1957.
How RED-ROCHESTER, LLC compares
With 130 MW of capacity, RED-ROCHESTER, LLC ranks 40th among the 320 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New York and 2nd of the 4 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 15% of New York's operating Coal capacity and 0.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 217th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1957, it is older than 68% of the 312 operating New York plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Monroe County with 6 other operating plants, including ROCHESTER 5 and UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER.
Under the same EIA plant code, EIA-860 lists 7 generators at the site with 121 MW of nameplate capacity. Net generation was 313 GWh in 2024 (a 30% capacity factor), up 8% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1957 and 2015.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is STATION 80 (345 kV), about 10.3 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP, about 0.8 miles away. Another 7 operating power plants totaling 711 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is R E GINNA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (614 MW, Nuclear).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
RED-ROCHESTER, LLC is a 130 MW coal power plant in Monroe County, NY, operated by RED-ROCHESTER, LLC, commissioned in 1957. Monroe County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.0 of 5 at the 1st national percentile. Ice storm is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 37th 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.
Monroe County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 0.03 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively High | 29th | 2.2 of 5 | 2.2 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 14th | 1.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 14th | 1.6 of 5 | 20.6 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 14th | 1.5 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.11 |
| Coastal flooding | Very Low | 11th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 9th | 1.4 of 5 | 3.4 |
| Hail | Very Low | 6th | 1.2 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | 27.3 |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Monroe 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.