SARANAC FACILITY

How SARANAC FACILITY compares

With 286 MW of capacity, SARANAC FACILITY ranks 32nd among the 320 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New York and 19th of the 68 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.4% of New York's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.8% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 471st-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 Clinton County with 13 other operating plants, including MARBLE RIVER WIND FARM and NOBLE CLINTON WINDPARK LLC.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 286 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 355 GWh in 2024 (a 14% capacity factor).

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is PLATTSBURGH (230 kV), about 0.2 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by NEW YORK STATE ELEC & GAS CORP, about 0.1 miles away. Another 21 operating power plants totaling 316 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is NOBLE ALTONA WINDPARK LLC (98 MW, Wind). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, Westelcom Networks Plattsburgh in Plattsburgh, about 1.2 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