Cornell University Central Heat
Natural gas power plant · Tompkins County, New York
Nameplate capacity
40 MW
Rank in New York
#118
of 1,152 plants
In service since
1988
July 1988
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Cornell University
- County
- Tompkins County
- Generating units
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 0.09%
- Rank among natural gas plants in New York
- #66 of 103
- EIA plant code
- 50368
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 15 MW | 12 MW | 2009 | Operating |
| CT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 15 MW | 12 MW | 2009 | Operating |
| TG2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 5.7 MW | 5.3 MW | 1988 | Operating |
| TG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 1.8 MW | 1.0 MW | 1988 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| EDG1 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.0 MW | 0.9 MW | 2009 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| EDG2 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.0 MW | 0.9 MW | 2009 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
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
| Ticonderoga Mill | Natural gas | 42 MW |
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| Onondaga County Resource Recovery | Other | 40 MW |
| School Street | Hydro | 39 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 40 MW solar plant and a 40 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