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Fortistar North Tonawanda is a 65.7 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by North American Energy Services since 1993. Ranked #1056 of 1883 gas plants in the United States, it represents 0.01% of the 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 Fortistar North Tonawanda 64.8 times smaller. Nearby plants include Robert Moses Niagara (2429.1 MW, Hydro), Sir Adam Beck 2 (1499 MW, Hydro), and Sir Adam Beck II Generating Station (1499 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in New York, approximately 30 km from Buffalo.

Capacity
65.7 MW
Commissioning Year
1993

33 years old

Owner
North American Energy Services
Location
43.0483°, -78.8539°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,660. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #12,009 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,570 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

33 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

North American Energy Services operates 1 plants totalling 66 MW

Regional density

99 plants within 100 km, 26,767 MW combined

Nearest plant: Indeck Yerkes Energy Center (10.4 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 43.048300, -78.853900
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
126.9 Kt
259 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
4.19 Mt
Over 33 years of operation
Past Retirement
2023
3 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
27.6K
cars per year
16.9K
homes per year
5.8M
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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