741st largest plant in New York · 10186th nationally
Watchtower Educational Center is a natural gas power plant in New York with a nameplate capacity of 2.1 MW.
| Plant Name | Watchtower Educational Center |
|---|---|
| Operator | Watchtower Bible & Tract Soc-Ny |
| City | Patterson |
| County | Putnam County |
| State | New York |
| ZIP | 12563 |
| Coordinates | 41.49839, -73.57456 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.7 MW | Standby | 1996 |
| GEN2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.7 MW | Standby | 1993 |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.7 MW | Standby | 2000 |
| 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.