S A CARLSON

How S A CARLSON compares

With 96 MW of capacity, S A CARLSON ranks 58th among the 320 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New York and is the smallest of the 4 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 11% of New York's operating Coal capacity and 0.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 235th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1951, it is older than 73% of the 312 operating New York plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Chautauqua County with one other operating plant, CHAUTAUQUA LFGTE FACILITY.

Under the same EIA plant code, EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 96 MW of nameplate capacity. Net generation was 33.5 GWh in 2024 (a 4% capacity factor), down 42% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1951 and 2001.

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP., about 1.8 miles away. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 532 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is FIRSTENERGY SENECA (469 MW, Hydro).

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology