Watchtower Educational Center
Putnam County, New York · EIA plant ID 55619 · Operator: Watchtower Bible & Tract Soc-NY
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1993
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), primary-fuel units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4.8 | 26.9% | 11,593 |
| 2002 | 4 | 21.6% | 10,770 |
| 2003 | 1.7 | 9.1% | 10,398 |
| 2004 | 1.7 | 9.2% | 12,438 |
| 2005 | 1.5 | 8.3% | 13,015 |
| 2006 | 0.8 | 4.5% | 13,835 |
| 2007 | 0.8 | 4.5% | 13,406 |
| 2008 | 0.7 | 3.9% | 13,865 |
| 2009 | 0.9 | 4.7% | 13,480 |
| 2010 | 0.6 | 3.1% | 13,561 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0.1% | 7,700 |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 0.7 | 0.7 | Feb 1996 | Operating (Standby / backup) | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 0.7 | 0.7 | Jun 1993 | Operating (Standby / backup) | — | coming soon |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 0.7 | 0.7 | Feb 2000 | Operating (Standby / backup) | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Watchtower Bible & Tract Soc-NY. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Watchtower Bible & Tract Soc-NY | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| New Milford Gas Recovery | 2 MW | 13.6 km |
| Green Haven | 3 MW | 14.5 km |
| Danbury Hospital Cogen Plant | 4 MW | 14.8 km |
| Rocky River (CT) | 31 MW | 14.9 km |
| Kimberly Clark-Unit 1,2,3 | 36 MW | 15 km |
| DOCCS Greenhaven | 4 MW | 15.1 km |