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Riverbay is a 43.5 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by Riverbay Corp since 2011. Ranked #1193 of 1,883 gas plants in the United States, it contributes 0.01% of the country's 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 Riverbay 98 times smaller. Nearby plants include Ravenswood (2,551 MW, Gas) and PSEG Linden Generating Station (1,740 MW, Gas). The facility is located in New York, approximately 20 km southwest of Manhattan.

Capacity
43.5 MW
Commissioning Year
2011

15 years old

Owner
Riverbay Corp
Location
40.8700°, -73.8244°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,134. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #14,849 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,838 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

15 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Riverbay Corp operates 1 plants totalling 44 MW

Regional density

407 plants within 100 km, 41,899 MW combined

Nearest plant: Jacobi Medical Center (2.4 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 40.870000, -73.824400
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
84.0 Kt
171 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
1.26 Mt
Over 15 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2041
15 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
18.3K
cars per year
11.2K
homes per year
3.8M
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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