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EIA plant 10190

Castleton · Rensselaer · NY

Castleton Energy Center

Operated by Fortistar Castleton Power

Annual generation87,055 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextNew York Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Castleton Energy Center?

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42.537500, -73.743300

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle72 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

122,060
26,951
30
40
50
63,904
717,542
85,047
9957
102,067
110
1228,527

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
122,060
26,951
30
40
50
63,904
717,542
85,047
9957
102,067
110
1228,527

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
122,060 MWh
26,951 MWh
30 MWh
40 MWh
50 MWh
63,904 MWh
717,542 MWh
85,047 MWh
9957 MWh
102,067 MWh
110 MWh
1228,527 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
GEN1Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG47OP
GEN2Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG25OP

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EIA plant ID
10190
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Moordener Kill
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 12 has the highest recorded value (28,527 MWh) and 3, 4, 5, 11 the lowest (0 MWh). Their difference is 28,527 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
GEN1Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle47.067.077.350.0
GEN2Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle25.0Not suppliedNot supplied0.0

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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