Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNYISO · Rensselaer Countyplant:plant-54034

Rensselaer Cogen

Fulton Cogeneration Associates, L.P. - Rensselaer County - NYISO

Rensselaer Cogen is an operating 88.2 MW natural-gas-fired combined-cycle electric generating facility located at 39 Riverside Avenue in Rensselaer, New York. The facility began operation in April 1994 and is owned and operated by Rensselaer Generating LLC. It consists of one combined-cycle generating unit comprising a combustion turbine, supplemental duct burners, heat-recovery steam generator, and steam turbine generator, configured to use natural gas as the primary fuel and distillate fuel oil as backup. The plant originally supplied electricity and process steam, but the steam-sales agreement with BASF Corporation expired at the end of 1999; it has since produced electricity only.

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Overview

Key fields

Nameplate capacity: 88.2 MW
Canonical EIA plant baseline.
Registry anchor: Plant 54034
plant-54034

Infrastructure record

Operator: Rensselaer Generating LLC

Structured profile

Technology: Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle

Units and generators

Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
GEN1	49.2 MW 47 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT	Apr 1994	Operating
GEN2	39 MW 32.4 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CA	Apr 1994	Operating

Performance

Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.

Peer context

Technology capacity: 88.2 MW
National rank: #465
NY rank: #24

Monthly generation

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Latest 12 months

18.8 GWh

Reported net generation

Latest report

Dec 2024

EIA-923 monthly filing

2024 capacity factor

2.4%

Using current reported nameplate capacity

Monthly generation is reported through EIA-923. Capacity factor uses the current EIA nameplate capacity and is shown only for complete calendar years.

Grid and market context

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Nearby substations

HIFLD infrastructure inventory

UNKNOWN124338

IN SERVICE · 115 kV

0.1 km

UNKNOWN124337

IN SERVICE · 345 kV

0.2 km

UNKNOWN136108

IN SERVICE

1.2 km

UNKNOWN136096

NOT AVAILABLE

1.2 km

UNKNOWN128277

IN SERVICE · 115 kV

1.3 km

Commercial, land, and environmental record

Source-backed project transactions, agreements, land records, permits, and environmental disclosures. Portfolio and adjacent-project facts remain explicitly scoped.

Transactions and agreements

Project Development & Construction

Jan 1, 1992

EPA states that construction of Rensselaer began in 1992 as a cogeneration facility to supply electricity and process steam.

LG&E-Westmoreland Rensselaer

epa.gov

Commercial Agreement

Dec 23, 1987

The initial owner, LG&E-Westmoreland, entered into a power-purchase agreement with Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation on December 23, 1987, committing NMPC to purchase the facility's net electrical output.

LG&E-Westmoreland Rensselaer · Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation

epa.gov

Commercial Agreement

Feb 22, 1991

Steam-sales agreement dated February 22, 1991 between Rensselaer Cogen and BASF Corporation's Rensselaer Colorants facility, committing BASF to purchase steam for chemical manufacturing and space heating.

Rensselaer Cogeneration Facility · BASF Corporation

epa.gov

Operations Start

Nov 1, 1993

EPA records that the facility was first synchronized to the grid in November 1993 and began producing electricity for sale.

LG&E-Westmoreland Rensselaer

epa.gov

Commercial Agreement Amendment

Jul 7, 1998

The steam-sales agreement between Rensselaer Cogen and BASF was amended on July 7, 1998, and subsequently expired on December 31, 1999.

Rensselaer Cogen · BASF Corporation

epa.gov

Related parties and identifiers

Parties, market resources, and identifiers tied to this asset, with owner, operator, developer, EPC, compliance provider, and interconnecting entity roles kept separate.

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AssetOfftaker

Parties and identifiers

Relationship	Entity	Basis
Portfolio owner / acquirer	Castleton Commodities International LLC (CCI)	Financing covers a portfolio that includes Rensselaer Cogen.
Parent company	Energy Trading Innovations LLC	Parent company of Rensselaer Generating LLC
Offtaker / transmission owner / interconnecting utility	Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation	Original electricity offtaker, interconnecting utility, and transmission owner
Offtaker	BASF Corporation	Historical steam offtaker
Grid selection	plant:plant-54034	Canonical asset page /nyiso/assets/plant/rensselaer-cogen.

Reporting portfolio

EIA reporting entity

Rensselaer Generating LLC

Entity 6838

Operating portfolio

1 plants

1 states

Reported capacity

88.2 MW

Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle

Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.

Timeline and sources

Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.

Project timeline

Dec 23, 1987
Dec 23, 1987
Power-purchase agreement with Niagara Mohawkepa.gov
The initial owner, LG&E-Westmoreland, entered into a power-purchase agreement with Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation on December 23, 1987, committing NMPC to purchase the facility's net electrical output.
Feb 22, 1991
Feb 22, 1991
Steam-sales agreement with BASFepa.gov
Steam-sales agreement dated February 22, 1991 between Rensselaer Cogen and BASF Corporation's Rensselaer Colorants facility, committing BASF to purchase steam for chemical manufacturing and space heating.
Jan 1, 1992
Jan 1, 1992
Construction Beginsepa.gov
EPA states that construction of Rensselaer began in 1992 as a cogeneration facility to supply electricity and process steam.
Nov 1, 1993
Nov 1, 1993
First synchronization to gridepa.gov
EPA records that the facility was first synchronized to the grid in November 1993 and began producing electricity for sale.
Apr 1994
Apr 1994
Generators enter operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator GEN1, generator GEN2 with this operating date.
Jul 7, 1998
Jul 7, 1998
Amendment to steam-sales agreementepa.gov
The steam-sales agreement between Rensselaer Cogen and BASF was amended on July 7, 1998, and subsequently expired on December 31, 1999.
Dec 31, 1999
Dec 31, 1999
Steam-sales agreement expires; facility transitions to electricity-onlyepa.gov
The steam-sales agreement between Rensselaer Cogen and BASF Corporation expired on December 31, 1999. The facility ceased steam production and thereafter produced electricity only.

Sources

PublisherReferenceType

U.S. Energy Information AdministrationEIA-860 generator inventoryFederal registry

U.S. Energy Information AdministrationEIA-923 generation filingsFederal filing

extapps.dec.ny.govextapps.dec.ny.govauthoritative

Common questions about Rensselaer Cogen

Answered from the published record above. Questions whose inputs this profile does not carry are omitted rather than estimated.

How big is Rensselaer Cogen?

Rensselaer Cogen has a reported capacity of 88.2 MW. Source: EIA Form 860M.

What kind of plant is Rensselaer Cogen?

Rensselaer Cogen is a Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle facility in Rensselaer County, NY, participating in the NYISO market.

Where is Rensselaer Cogen located?

Rensselaer Cogen is in Rensselaer County, NY, inside the NYISO balancing area.

Who operates Rensselaer Cogen?

Rensselaer Cogen is operated by Rensselaer Generating LLC according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

How much electricity does Rensselaer Cogen generate?

Rensselaer Cogen reported 18.8 GWh over the twelve months to 2024-12. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

How does Rensselaer Cogen compare to other plants?

By capacity, Rensselaer Cogen ranks #465 of 538 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #24 of 39 in NY.

Co-located assets

Plants within 25 km, nearest first, regardless of technology. Proximity is straight-line distance between mapped plant coordinates; it does not by itself establish a shared point of interconnection.