26th largest plant in New York · 700th nationally
Danskammer Generating Station is a natural gas power plant in New York with a nameplate capacity of 537 MW. It generates roughly 19.2k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,831 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1338 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 (537 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 | Danskammer Generating Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | Danskammer Energy |
| City | Newburgh |
| County | Orange County |
| State | New York |
| ZIP | 12550 |
| Coordinates | 41.57336, -73.96457 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 239 MW | Operating | 1967 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 147 MW | Operating | 1959 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 73.5 MW | Operating | 1954 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 72.0 MW | Operating | 1951 |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.7 MW | Standby | 1967 |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.7 MW | Standby | 1967 |
| CO₂ | 12.9k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 8 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1338 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.