Ticonderoga Mill

Gas power plant in New York, United States of America. Approximate location 43.8914, -73.397.

GasNew YorkUnited States of AmericaCO₂ modelled

Ticonderoga Mill is a 42 MW gas power plant in New York, United States of America. It is operated by IPC-Ticonderoga. Based on reported annual generation of 192 GWh, it can supply roughly 55k homes. It ranks #3937 of 10,938 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1970, it is around 56 years old — an older, legacy facility. Its modelled annual emissions are 69,914 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 16k cars driven for a year. In context, gas supplies about 40.0% of United States of America's electricity; the national grid averages 384 gCO₂/kWh (43.0% low-carbon) (2025).

42Source-backed capacity
192GWh reported / yr
54,942homes powered
69,914t CO₂ / yr (Climate TRACE)
1970commissioned (~56 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id USA0054099.

Data status

Known data

FacilityTiconderoga Mill WRI
CountryUnited States of America · New York WRI
Coordinates43.8914, -73.397 WRI
FuelGas WRI
MW installed capacity42 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerIPC-Ticonderoga WRI
Commissioned1970 WRI
GWh reported / yr192 GWh/yr WRI

Modelled source data

CO₂ emissions69,914 t CO₂/yr modelled · Climate TRACE

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#3937 of 10938 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#1442 of 2165 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.35× · 121 MW median · 2165 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent54,942 calculated from reported generation
Climate7.3°C · HDD 4,014 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC2 · 31/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

TechnologyNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: Wikidata P2109 nameplate capacity; fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 42 MW, Ticonderoga Mill is below the median gas plant in United States of America (121 MW). Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

~69,914 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

16kpassenger cars driven for a year
9.1khomes' yearly energy use
1.2 milliontree seedlings grown 10 years to absorb it

Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.

Reported generation trend

2013: 206 GWh20132014: 219 GWh20142015: 209 GWh20152016: 222 GWh20162017: 220 GWh20172018: 214 GWh20182019: 192 GWh2019222 GWh

Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by IPC-Ticonderoga.

Local climate & thermal context

This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 43.9°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

7.3°Cannual mean temp
4,014heating degree-days (base 18°C)
151cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
160 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: -8 °CJF: -6 °CFM: 0 °CMA: 7 °CAM: 14 °CMJ: 18 °CJJ: 21 °CJA: 20 °CAS: 15 °CSO: 9 °CON: 3 °CND: -4 °CD21 °C

Heating degree-days here run 63% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.

Climate heat-demand index: 84/100 — this site sits in the top third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

A gas turbine here also runs ~0% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).

Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.

C2ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
31/100environmental-severity index
28.5°Cseasonal temperature swing
319 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #1442 largest gas power plant of 2165 in United States of America by capacity.

United States of America has 2165 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 789,950 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 43.8914, -73.397 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Ticonderoga Mill?

Ticonderoga Mill is a 42 MW source-record gas power plant in New York, United States of America, commissioned in 1970.

How much electricity does Ticonderoga Mill generate?

Ticonderoga Mill generates about 192 GWh of electricity per year.

How many homes can Ticonderoga Mill power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 54,942 homes.

Who operates Ticonderoga Mill?

Ticonderoga Mill is operated by IPC-Ticonderoga.

How much CO₂ does Ticonderoga Mill emit?

Ticonderoga Mill has modelled emissions of about 69,914 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).

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