University of Rochester
Natural gas power plant · Monroe County, New York
Nameplate capacity
25 MW
Rank in New York
#139
of 1,152 plants
In service since
2005
October 2005
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Operator
- University of Rochester
- County
- Monroe County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.06%
- Rank among natural gas plants in New York
- #70 of 103
- EIA plant code
- 58157
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 18 MW | 17 MW | 2005 | Out of service but expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| LP | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 7.2 MW | 7.2 MW | 2005 | Out of service but expected to return to service in next calendar year |
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
| Ogdensburg Power | Natural gas | 27 MW |
| Stark | Hydro | 26 MW |
| Neversink | Hydro | 25 MW |
| Rainbow Falls Hydro | Hydro | 25 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 25 MW solar plant and a 25 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