38th largest plant in New York · 1372nd nationally
Lockport Energy Associates Lp is a natural gas power plant in New York with a nameplate capacity of 221 MW. It generates roughly 96.0k MWh per year — enough to power about 9,142 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 5% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1097 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 (221 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 | Lockport Energy Associates Lp |
|---|---|
| Operator | Lockport Energy Associates Lp |
| City | Lockport |
| County | Niagara County |
| State | New York |
| ZIP | 14094 |
| Coordinates | 43.16195, -78.74497 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 75.2 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 48.7 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 48.7 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 48.7 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| CO₂ | 52.6k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 50 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1097 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.