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Stony Brook Cogen Plant is a 47 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Nissequoque Cogen Partners and commissioned in 1995. Ranked #1160 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 47 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 Stony Brook Cogen Plant 90.7 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Northport Power Station (1564 MW, Gas), Northport (1564 MW, Gas), and Bridgeport Station (994.9 MW, Gas). The facility is located in New York, approximately 60 km east of Manhattan.

Capacity
47 MW
Commissioning Year
1995

31 years old

Owner
Nissequoque Cogen Partners
Location
40.9168°, -73.1291°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,054. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #14,511 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,783 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

31 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Nissequoque Cogen Partners operates 1 plants totalling 47 MW

Regional density

278 plants within 100 km, 41,831 MW combined

Nearest plant: Port Jefferson (5.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 40.916800, -73.129100
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
90.8 Kt
185 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
2.81 Mt
Over 31 years of operation
Past Retirement
2025
1 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
19.7K
cars per year
12.1K
homes per year
4.1M
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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