RENSSELAER COGEN

How RENSSELAER COGEN compares

With 97 MW of capacity, RENSSELAER COGEN ranks 57th among the 320 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New York and 32nd 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 0.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 685th-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. It shares Rensselaer County with 8 other operating plants, including EMPIRE GENERATING CO LLC and CASTLETON ENERGY CENTER.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 88 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 18.8 GWh in 2024 (a 2.4% capacity factor), down 74% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is NEW SCOTLAND (345 kV), about 7.9 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 23 operating power plants totaling 3,590 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is ATHENS GENERATING PLANT (1,323 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, INOC Albany (80 State St) in Albany, about 1.7 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