68th largest plant in New York · 2633rd nationally
S A Carlson is a natural gas power plant in New York with a nameplate capacity of 96.3 MW. It generates roughly 52.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 4,993 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 6% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1112 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 (96.3 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 | S A Carlson |
|---|---|
| Operator | Jamestown Board Of Public Util |
| City | Jamestown |
| County | Chautauqua County |
| State | New York |
| ZIP | 14702 |
| Coordinates | 42.09330, -79.24780 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 47.3 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| 5 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 24.5 MW | Operating | 1951 |
| 6 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 24.5 MW | Operating | 1968 |
| CO₂ | 29.2k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 28 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1112 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.