World Power Plants

Castleton Energy Center72 MW Natural Gas

GasVerified: Jul 2026

Castleton Energy Center is a 72 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Fortistar Castleton Power since 1992. Ranked #1033 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 72 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 Castleton Energy Center 59 times smaller. Nearby plants include Athens Generating Plant (1,221.6 MW, Gas), Bethlehem Energy Center (893.1 MW, Gas), and Empire Generating Co LLC (653.7 MW, Gas). The facility is located in New York, approximately 30 km south of Albany.

Capacity
72 MW
Commissioning Year
1992

34 years old

Owner
Fortistar Castleton Power
Location
42.5375°, -73.7433°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,563. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #11,616 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,510 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
Age & fleet comparison

34 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Fortistar Castleton Power operates 1 plants totalling 72 MW

Regional density

178 plants within 100 km, 7,310 MW combined

Nearest plant: Bethlehem Energy Center (6.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 42.537500, -73.743300
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
139.1 Kt
284 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
4.73 Mt
Over 34 years of operation
Past Retirement
2022
4 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
30.2K
cars per year
18.5K
homes per year
6.3M
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
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