117th largest plant in New York · 3861st nationally
Shoemaker is a natural gas power plant in New York with a nameplate capacity of 41.9 MW. It generates roughly 563 MWh per year — enough to power about 53 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 3578 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Shoemaker |
|---|---|
| Operator | Alliance Nygt, Llc |
| City | Middletown |
| County | Orange County |
| State | New York |
| ZIP | 10940 |
| Coordinates | 41.42780, -74.41860 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHOE | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 41.9 MW | Operating | 1972 |
| CO₂ | 1.0k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 8 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 3578 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.