150th largest plant in New York · 4549th nationally
Coxsackie is a natural gas power plant in New York with a nameplate capacity of 21.3 MW. It generates roughly 521 MWh per year — enough to power about 49 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1688 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Coxsackie |
|---|---|
| Operator | Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp |
| City | Coxsackie |
| County | Greene County |
| State | New York |
| ZIP | 12051 |
| Coordinates | 42.35089, -73.81580 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 21.3 MW | Operating | 1969 |
| CO₂ | 440 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 1 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1688 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.