Danskammer Generating Station
Natural gas power plant · Orange County, New York
Nameplate capacity
537 MW
Rank in New York
#26
of 1,152 plants
In service since
1951
December 1951
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Operator
- Danskammer Energy
- County
- Orange County
- Generating units
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 1.20%
- Rank among natural gas plants in New York
- #17 of 103
- EIA plant code
- 2480
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 239 MW | 226 MW | 1967 | Operating |
| 3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 147 MW | 138 MW | 1959 | Operating |
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 74 MW | 66 MW | 1954 | Operating |
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 72 MW | 68 MW | 1951 | Operating |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.7 MW | 2.5 MW | 1967 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.7 MW | 2.5 MW | 1967 | 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
| Astoria Energy | Natural gas | 595 MW |
| Holtsville | Other | 567 MW |
| Zeltmann | Natural gas | 528 MW |
| Port Jefferson | Natural gas | 498 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 537 MW solar plant and a 537 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