Rensselaer County, New York has 22 power plants totaling 945 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.
| Plant | City | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empire Generating Co Llc | Rensselaer | Natural Gas | 654 MW | Empire Generating Co Llc |
| Rensselaer Cogen | Rensselaer | Natural Gas | 88.2 MW | Rensselaer Generating Llc |
| Castleton Energy Center | Castleton | Natural Gas | 72.0 MW | Fortistar Castleton Power |
| Stephentown Spindle | Stephentown | Other Fossil | 20.0 MW | Convergent Energy And Power Lp |
| Ny8 - Branscomb Solar | Schaghticoke | Solar | 20.0 MW | Mn8 Energy Llc |
| Ny8 - Darby Solar | Schaghticoke | Solar | 20.0 MW | Mn8 Energy Llc |
| Schaghticoke | Schaghticoke | Hydroelectric | 16.0 MW | Erie Boulevard Hydropower Lp |
| Hvcc Cogen Plant | Troy | Natural Gas | 8.1 MW | Hudson Valley Community College |
| Dusenberry | Troy | Solar | 5.0 MW | Aes Distributed Energy |
| Castleton | Castleton On Hudson | Solar | 5.0 MW | Altus Power America Management, Llc |
| Herrington Solar | Schaghtiicoke | Solar | 5.0 MW | Herrington Solar, Llc |
| Johnsonville Dam | Johnsonville | Hydroelectric | 4.0 MW | Erie Boulevard Hydropower Lp |
| Brick Church Solar | Brunswick | Solar | 4.0 MW | Brick Church Solar 1, Llc |
| Northline Solar Csg | Schaghticoke | Solar | 4.0 MW | Aes Clean Energy |
| Belair | Troy | Solar | 4.0 MW | Cve Us Ei7 Belair Llc |
| North Troy | Troy | Solar | 4.0 MW | Onyx Asset Services Group |
| Mt Ida Hydroelectric | Troy | Hydroelectric | 3.0 MW | Clear Energy Capital, Llc |
| Valley Falls Hydroelectric Facility | Valley Falls | Hydroelectric | 2.5 MW | Valley Falls Associates |
| Czub Csg | Schagticoke | Solar | 2.0 MW | Nautilus Solar Solutions |
| Hope Solar Farm Llc | Troy | Solar | 2.0 MW | Green Street Power Partners |
| Msap 13 | Troy | Solar | 2.0 MW | Msap 13, Llc |
| Suneast Hilltop Solar Project | Troy | Solar | — MW | Hilltop Solar Ny Llc |
Rensselaer County, New York has 22 power plants totaling 945 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 87% of installed capacity, followed by Solar (8%) and Hydroelectric (3%). The largest facility is Empire Generating Co Llc at 653 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.
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