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Binghamton Cogen is a 47.7 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by the City of Binghamton since 1992. Ranked #1,154 of 1,883 gas plants in the United States, it accounts for 0.01% of the country's total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the United States is the West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making Binghamton Cogen 89.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Roundtop (Gas, 22 MW), Gaskill Rd Community Solar Farm CSG (Solar, 5 MW), and Chenango Solar (Solar, 4.9 MW). The facility is located in New York, approximately 200 km from Syracuse.

Capacity
47.7 MW
Commissioning Year
1992

34 years old

Owner
City of Binghamton
Location
42.1072°, -75.9278°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,037. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #14,482 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,776 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

34 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

City of Binghamton operates 1 plants totalling 48 MW

Regional density

49 plants within 100 km, 3,481 MW combined

Nearest plant: Chenango Solar (10.1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 42.107200, -75.927800
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
92.1 Kt
188 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
3.13 Mt
Over 34 years of operation
Past Retirement
2022
4 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
20.0K
cars per year
12.3K
homes per year
4.2M
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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