Castleton Energy Center is a 72 MW natural-gas-fired combined-cycle power plant located at 1902 River Road, Castleton-on-Hudson, Rensselaer County, New York. The plant comprises one GE Frame 6B natural-gas-fired combustion turbine generator coupled with a Deltak heat-recovery steam generator and supplementary duct burner, followed by a steam turbine in a combined-cycle configuration, plus an auxiliary natural-gas boiler.
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| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | 47 MW 67 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT | Feb 1992 | Operating |
| GEN2 | 25 MW 0 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CA | Feb 1992 | Operating |
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EIA-860 lists generator GEN1, generator GEN2 with this operating date.
Monthly generation is reported through EIA-923. Capacity factor uses the current EIA nameplate capacity and is shown only for complete calendar years.
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TransCanada Power (Castleton) LLC purchased the facility from Cogen Energy Technology L.P.
The facility ceased operating as a qualified cogeneration facility. FERC determined TransCanada Power (Castleton) LLC to be an exempt wholesale generator (docket 01-89-000), establishing it as a non-utility generator selling at market-based rates into NYISO.
Upstream transfer: TransCanada Power, L.P. transferred 100% of the ownership interests in TransCanada Power (Castleton) LLC to two Alberta corporations indirectly owned by EPCOR Utilities, Inc. The facility entity was renamed EPCOR Power (Castleton) LLC.
New York PSC approved the transfer of EPCOR Power (Castleton) LLC to Castleton Energy Center LLC (a Wayzata Investment Partners portfolio company). The facility entity was renamed Castleton Power.
New York Public Service Commission (Case 16-E-0244) approved the transfer of ownership interests in Castleton Power and Castleton Energy Services LLC to Fortistar Castleton LLC, a Fortistar subsidiary. Lightened regulation status continued.
Fortistar announced that it had closed on its purchase of Castleton Power LLC from Castleton Energy Center LLC. The 72 MW GE Frame 6 combined-cycle plant dispatches into NYISO Zone F.
Castleton Power LLC and Lockport Energy Associates, L.P. petitioned the New York PSC for approval to incur up to $200 million of joint and several indebtedness, guarantees, and pledges of ownership interests.
New York PSC (Case 18-E-0023) approved joint financing authority of up to $200 million aggregate for Castleton Power and Lockport Energy Associates, including indebtedness, guarantees, and pledges of ownership interests and jurisdictional assets. Approved intra-corporate restructuring did not change ultimate ownership of the facilities.
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Castleton Energy Center has a reported capacity of 72 MW. Source: EIA Form 860M.
Castleton Energy Center is a Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle facility in Rensselaer County, NY, participating in the NYISO market.
Castleton Energy Center is in Rensselaer County, NY, inside the NYISO balancing area.
Castleton Energy Center is operated by Fortistar Castleton Power according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.
Castleton Energy Center reported 87.1 GWh over the twelve months to 2024-12. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.
By capacity, Castleton Energy Center ranks #477 of 538 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #27 of 39 in NY.
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