132nd largest plant in New York · 4233rd nationally
Charles P Keller is a natural gas power plant in New York with a nameplate capacity of 29.4 MW. It generates roughly 24 MWh per year — enough to power about 2 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 13817 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Charles P Keller |
|---|---|
| Operator | Village Of Rockville Centre - (Ny) |
| City | Rockville Centre |
| County | Nassau County |
| State | New York |
| ZIP | 11571 |
| Coordinates | 40.65833, -73.64056 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 6.2 MW | Operating | 1994 |
| 12 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 5.5 MW | Operating | 1967 |
| 13 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 5.5 MW | Operating | 1974 |
| 11 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 5.2 MW | Operating | 1962 |
| 10 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 3.5 MW | Operating | 1954 |
| 9 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 3.5 MW | Operating | 1954 |
| 8 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.4 MW | Retired | 1950 |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Retired | 1942 |
| CO₂ | 166 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 3 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 13817 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.