HVCC Cogen Plant
Other power plant · Rensselaer County, New York
Nameplate capacity
8.1 MW
Rank in New York
#241
of 1,152 plants
In service since
2004
April 2004
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- Hudson Valley Community College
- County
- Rensselaer County
- Generating units
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among other plants in New York
- #38 of 99
- EIA plant code
- 58186
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CG05 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.1 MW | 2.0 MW | 2004 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| CG03 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 1.4 MW | 1.3 MW | 2004 | Operating |
| CG04 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 1.4 MW | 1.2 MW | 2004 | Operating |
| CG06 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 1.4 MW | 1.3 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| CG01 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 0.9 MW | 0.8 MW | 2004 | Operating |
| CG02 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 0.9 MW | 0.8 MW | 2004 | 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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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 8.1 MW solar plant and a 8.1 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