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Allegany Cogen is a 67 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Allegany Generating Station LLC since 1994. Ranked #1048 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 67 MW accounts for 0.01% of the United States' total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the United States is West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making Allegany Cogen 63.7 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Noble Wethersfield Windpark LLC (126 MW, Wind), High Sheldon Wind Farm (112 MW, Wind), and Noble Bliss Windpark LLC (100.5 MW, Wind). The facility is situated in New York, approximately 90 km south of Buffalo.

Capacity
67 MW
Commissioning Year
1994

32 years old

Owner
Allegany Generating Station LLC
Location
42.5027°, -78.0686°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,638. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #11,923 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,552 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

32 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Allegany Generating Station LLC operates 1 plants totalling 67 MW

Regional density

73 plants within 100 km, 1,880 MW combined

Nearest plant: Wiscoy 170 (1.2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 42.502700, -78.068600
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
129.4 Kt
264 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
4.14 Mt
Over 32 years of operation
Past Retirement
2024
2 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
28.1K
cars per year
17.3K
homes per year
5.9M
trees to offset

Estimates based on Gas emission factor (490 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (45%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Gas
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United States of AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
GasCoalNuclearWind
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