Carr Street Generating Station
Natural gas power plant · Onondaga County, New York
Nameplate capacity
123 MW
Rank in New York
#48
of 1,152 plants
In service since
1993
July 1993
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Carr Street Generating Sta LP
- County
- Onondaga County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.27%
- Rank among natural gas plants in New York
- #30 of 103
- EIA plant code
- 50978
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 49 MW | 35 MW | 1993 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 49 MW | 35 MW | 1993 | Out of service but expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 25 MW | 23 MW | 1993 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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| Wethersfield | Wind | 126 MW |
| Cassadaga Wind Farm | Wind | 124 MW |
| Glenwood Landing | Natural gas | 122 MW |
| Kennedy International Airport Cogen | Natural gas | 121 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 123 MW solar plant and a 123 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