# Saranac Facility

NYISO power_plant · https://askthegrid.com/nyiso/assets/plant/saranac-facility

The Saranac Facility is an approximately 285.6 MW natural-gas-fired combined-cycle cogeneration facility in Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York. The facility consists of two GE Frame 7EA combustion gas turbines (80 MWe each), each equipped with a heat recovery steam generator and supplemental duct burners, feeding steam to one 80-MWe steam turbine. The facility sells electricity into the NYISO wholesale market through EDF Trading North America, LLC, and supplies steam to Georgia-Pacific Corporation. It also operates the 22-mile North Country Gas Pipeline, which supplies fuel and provides gas transportation services. Saranac Power Partners, L.P. owns and operates the facility.

## Key facts

- Technology: Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Power capacity: 285.6 MW

## Grid and market context

- ISO/RTO: NYISO
- Balancing authority: NYISO

## Source-backed facts

- Technical.commercial operation date: June 1994 — ema.bherenewables.com · confidence: review_required
- Operations.substation: NorthEnd — climate.ny.gov · confidence: review_required
- Technical.unit configuration: Two GE Frame 7EA combustion gas turbines (80 MWe each), each with HRSG and supplemental duct firing, feeding steam to one 80-MWe steam turbine — extapps.dec.ny.gov · confidence: review_required

## Timeline

- 1996-03-15 — Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity issued
  The New York Public Service Commission granted Saranac Power a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN).
  Source: documents.dps.ny.gov (https://documents.dps.ny.gov/public/Common/ViewDoc.aspx?DocRefId=%7B9A97C419-02F6-4D58-9780-F2792AE406AF%7D)
- 2009-06-19 — Lightened regulation authorization
  The New York Public Service Commission authorized a lightened regulatory regime for Saranac Power Partners with respect to the facility's wholesale electric operations. Saranac continued as a competitive wholesale generator.
  Source: documents.dps.ny.gov (https://documents.dps.ny.gov/public/Common/ViewDoc.aspx?DocRefId=%7B9A97C419-02F6-4D58-9780-F2792AE406AF%7D)
- 2009-06-21 — NYSEG power purchase agreement expired
  Saranac Power's electricity power purchase agreement with New York State Electric and Gas Corporation expired.
  Source: documents.dps.ny.gov (https://documents.dps.ny.gov/public/Common/ViewDoc.aspx?DocRefId=%7B1941BA88-3440-4071-9E5D-95015480F4DD%7D)
- 2025-12-19 — Membership Interest Purchase Agreement between Champlain Power and OGPA Funding
  Champlain Power, LLC and OGPA Funding LLC entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement under which Champlain Power would acquire 100% of the membership interests in OGPA Saranac Partner One LLC and OGPA Saranac Partner Two LLC, representing approximately 20% of the limited partnership interests in Saranac Power Partners, L.P.
  Source: documents.dps.ny.gov (https://documents.dps.ny.gov/public/Common/ViewDoc.aspx?DocRefId=%7B7076E29B-0000-CF1A-8B60-0E276DED4C16%7D&DocTitle=Saranac%20Petition%20-%20Redacted)

## Sources

- [climate.ny.gov](https://climate.ny.gov/-/media/Project/Climate/Files/JTWG-Power-Plant-Inventory.pdf) — climate.ny.gov · tier authoritative
- [documents.dps.ny.gov](https://documents.dps.ny.gov/public/Common/ViewDoc.aspx?DocRefId=%7B1941BA88-3440-4071-9E5D-95015480F4DD%7D) — documents.dps.ny.gov · tier authoritative
- [documents.dps.ny.gov](https://documents.dps.ny.gov/public/Common/ViewDoc.aspx?DocRefId=%7B201D9C9D-0000-C51A-8FCE-33D37D40A997%7D&DocTitle=Declaratory%20Ruling%20on%20Transfer) — documents.dps.ny.gov · tier authoritative
- [documents.dps.ny.gov](https://documents.dps.ny.gov/public/Common/ViewDoc.aspx?DocRefId=%7B7076E29B-0000-CF1A-8B60-0E276DED4C16%7D&DocTitle=Saranac%20Petition%20-%20Redacted) — documents.dps.ny.gov · tier authoritative
- [documents.dps.ny.gov](https://documents.dps.ny.gov/public/Common/ViewDoc.aspx?DocRefId=%7B9A97C419-02F6-4D58-9780-F2792AE406AF%7D) — documents.dps.ny.gov · tier authoritative
- [ema.bherenewables.com](https://ema.bherenewables.com/saranac_geothermal.aspx) — ema.bherenewables.com · tier public_source
- [extapps.dec.ny.gov](https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/data/dar/afs/permits/509420010600018_r2.pdf) — extapps.dec.ny.gov · tier authoritative
- [extapps.dec.ny.gov](https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/data/dar/afs/permits/509420010600018_r3.pdf) — extapps.dec.ny.gov · tier authoritative
- [gevernova.com](https://www.gevernova.com/gas-power/products/gas-turbines/7e) — gevernova.com · tier public_source

## Data quality

- Capacity reported varies by source and rating basis: 285.6 MW (EIA-derived nameplate of three generators), 240 MW (historical owner page and Federal Register), 252 MW (2014 regulatory filing), and 256.1 MW (2026 PSC order). The 285.6 MW figure represents the aggregate nameplate capacity from three generators; historical figures represent operating capability or seasonal ratings. The 2025–2026 transactions are upstream membership-interest transfers affecting Saranac Power Partners, L.P. ownership, not direct transfers of the physical generating facility. The facility's day-to-day operations and 80% majority ownership interest continue under BHE Gas, Inc. and Saranac Energy Company, Inc. The facility has operated continuously with the same basic configuration since 1994. The New York PSC found that the 2025–2026 proposed transfer would result in no physical changes to the facility and would not alter day-to-day operations or merchant-market status. The NYDEC Air Title V permit (CPCN Number 5-0942-00106/00018) is the most authoritative single source for the facility's equipment configuration, emissions controls, and auxiliary systems. Falcon Power Operating Company is identified as operator on the official BHE Renewables project page. The 2026 PSC filing states the facility continues to be operated by the same day-to-day operators but does not provide a current operator entity name. Equipment and EPC details come from a secondary commercial project profile; ownership, operations, regulatory status, and transaction history are supported primarily by government regulatory records.

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