16th largest plant in New York · 373rd nationally
Bethlehem Energy Center is a natural gas power plant in New York with a nameplate capacity of 893 MW. It generates roughly 4.4M MWh per year — enough to power about 415,035 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 56% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 1149 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (893 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Bethlehem Energy Center |
|---|---|
| Operator | Gb Ii New York Llc |
| City | Glenmont |
| County | Albany County |
| State | New York |
| ZIP | 12077 |
| Coordinates | 42.59420, -73.76375 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 310 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| 5 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 194 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| 6 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 194 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| 7 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 194 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 100 MW | Retired | 1952 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 100 MW | Retired | 1952 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 100 MW | Retired | 1953 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 100 MW | Retired | 1954 |
| CO₂ | 2.5M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 13 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 116 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1149 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| 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.