49th largest plant in New York · 2184th nationally
Kennedy International Airport Cogen is a natural gas power plant in New York with a nameplate capacity of 121 MW. It generates roughly 423.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 40,329 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 40% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1142 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 (121 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 | Kennedy International Airport Cogen |
|---|---|
| Operator | Kiac Partners |
| City | Jamaica |
| County | Queens County |
| State | New York |
| ZIP | 11430 |
| Coordinates | 40.64170, -73.77780 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT-3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 50.0 MW | Cancelled | — |
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 47.1 MW | Operating | 1994 |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 47.1 MW | Operating | 1994 |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 27.0 MW | Operating | 1995 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Westbrook Energy Center | Houston, TX | 10000.0% |
| Calpine Corp | Houston, TX | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 241.8k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 56 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1142 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.