914th largest plant in New York · 11275th nationally
Suny Old Westbury College is a natural gas power plant in New York with a nameplate capacity of 1.8 MW.
| Plant Name | Suny Old Westbury College |
|---|---|
| Operator | Suny Old Westbury College |
| City | Old Westbury |
| County | Nassau County |
| State | New York |
| ZIP | 11568 |
| Coordinates | 40.79786, -73.56566 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GE | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.8 MW | Retired | 2007 |
| 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.