Bethlehem Energy Center
Natural gas power plant · Albany County, New York
Nameplate capacity
893 MW
Rank in New York
#14
of 1,152 plants
In service since
2005
July 2005
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- GB II New York LLC
- County
- Albany County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 2.00%
- Rank among natural gas plants in New York
- #9 of 103
- EIA plant code
- 2539
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 310 MW | 305 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| 5 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 194 MW | 169 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| 6 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 194 MW | 169 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| 7 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 194 MW | 169 MW | 2005 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in New York
| Blenheim Gilboa | Hydro | 1,000 MW |
| Robert Moses Power Dam | Hydro | 912 MW |
| James A Fitzpatrick | Nuclear | 883 MW |
| Arthur Kill Generating Station | Natural gas | 878 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 893 MW solar plant and a 893 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All New York power plants · What New York actually generates