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Batavia Power Plant is a 67.3 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Seneca Power Partners LP since 1992. Ranked #1047 of 1,883 gas plants in the United States. Its 67.3 MW represents 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 Batavia 63.3 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Somerset Operating Co LLC (655.1 MW, Coal), Noble Wethersfield Windpark LLC (126 MW, Wind), and High Sheldon Wind Farm (112 MW, Wind). The facility is located in New York, approximately 50 km east of Buffalo.

Capacity
67.3 MW
Commissioning Year
1992

34 years old

Owner
Seneca Power Partners LP
Location
42.9828°, -78.1592°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,636. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #11,916 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,551 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

34 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Seneca Power Partners LP operates 1 plants totalling 67 MW

Regional density

90 plants within 100 km, 10,480 MW combined

Nearest plant: Lichtenthal (4.1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 42.982800, -78.159200
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
130.0 Kt
265 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
4.42 Mt
Over 34 years of operation
Past Retirement
2022
4 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
28.3K
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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