138th largest plant in New York · 4358th nationally
University Of Rochester is a natural gas power plant in New York with a nameplate capacity of 25.4 MW. It generates roughly 32.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 3,099 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 15% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 672 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (25.4 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 | University Of Rochester |
|---|---|
| Operator | University Of Rochester |
| City | Rochester |
| County | Monroe County |
| State | New York |
| ZIP | 14627 |
| Coordinates | 43.12389, -77.62889 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 18.2 MW | Out of Service | 2005 |
| LP | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 7.2 MW | Out of Service | 2005 |
| CO₂ | 10.9k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 7 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 672 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.