4th largest plant in New York · 101st nationally
Oswego Harbor Power is a oil power plant in New York with a nameplate capacity of 1,804 MW. It generates roughly 46.9k MWh per year — enough to power about 4,469 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 2421 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 (1,804 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 | Oswego Harbor Power |
|---|---|
| Operator | Oswego Harbor Power |
| City | Oswego |
| County | Oswego County |
| State | New York |
| ZIP | 13126 |
| Coordinates | 43.45860, -76.53190 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST5 | Petroleum Liquids | Residual Oil | 902 MW | Operating | 1975 |
| ST6 | Petroleum Liquids | Residual Oil | 902 MW | Operating | 1979 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 92.0 MW | Retired | 1948 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Arclight Capital Partners Llc | King Of Prussia, PA | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 56.8k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 163 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 64 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 2421 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 |
Oil-fired plants typically run only during peak demand or grid emergencies because oil is expensive compared to gas and coal. They have the highest CO₂ emissions per MWh of any common generation technology.