Albany Medical Ctr Cogen Plant
Albany County, New York · EIA plant ID 59453 · Operator: Albany Medical Center
×9 MW natural gas retired since 2020 (latest Oct 2024)
Nameplate4MWSummer 4 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation29GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor84%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate18,737Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2024Runs as baseload
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), gas/coal/oil 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 29.9 | 97.4% | 12,209 |
| 2015 | 31.5 | 102.6% | 12,209 |
| 2016 | 32.3 | 105.0% | 6,004 |
| 2017 | 31.4 | 102.5% | 5,996 |
| 2018 | 32.1 | 104.6% | 6,000 |
| 2019 | 27.6 | 90.0% | 5,949 |
| 2020 | 30.5 | 84.3% | 5,948 |
| 2021 | 32.7 | 88.9% | 5,899 |
| 2022 | 33.2 | 94.8% | 5,936 |
| 2023 | 31.3 | 89.3% | 5,945 |
| 2024 | 28.8 | 82.0% | 8,923 |
| 2025 | 29.5 | 84.0% | 18,737 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTG1B | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 4.1 | 4 | Oct 2024 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GTG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 4.6 | 4 | Mar 2013 | Retired Jun 2020 | — | coming soon |
| GTG1A | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 4.3 | 4 | Jun 2020 | Retired Oct 2024 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Albany Medical Center. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Albany Medical Center | 100.0% | 4 MW |
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Within 80 km.
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