Auburn State Street is a natural gas power plant in New York.
| Plant Name | Auburn State Street |
|---|---|
| Operator | New York State Elec & Gas Corp |
| City | Auburn |
| County | Cayuga County |
| State | New York |
| ZIP | 13021 |
| Coordinates | 42.92780, -76.59210 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 7.0 MW | Retired | 2000 |
| NERC Region | NPCC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | New York Independent System Operator |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.