List of power stations in New York - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

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s in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

, sorted by type and name.

Coal

Plant	Location	Coords.	Notes
Black River Power Station	Watertown Watertown (city), New York Watertown is a city in the state of New York and the county seat of Jefferson County. It is situated approximately south of the Thousand Islands. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 27,023, an increase of 1.2% since 2000. The U.S...		50 MW
Cayuga Power Station	Lansing Lansing (town), New York Lansing is a town in Tompkins County, New York, United States. The population was 10,521 at the 2000 census. The town is named after John Lansing. Settlers from Lansing were early residents of the then-township of Lansing, Michigan and named it after their hometown; it would later become a city...		306 MW
Greenidge Power Plant	Village of Dresden (Yates County) Dresden, Yates County, New York ----Dresden is a village in Yates County, New York, USA. The population was 307 at the 2000 census. The village was named after Dresden in Germany.The Village of Dresden is in the Town of Torrey and is twelve miles south of Geneva, New York...		161 MW
Dunkirk Generating Station	City of Dunkirk	42°29′28"N 79°20′46"W	530 MW
Kintigh Generating Station Kintigh Generating Station The Kintigh Generating Station, also known as AES Somerset LLC is a 675-megawatt coal-fired power plant located in Somerset, New York, United States. The plant is owned by AES Corporation. Its only currently operating unit was launched into service in 1984. Coal is provided to the plant via the...	Town of Somerset Somerset, New York Somerset is a town in Niagara County, New York, United States. The population was 2,662 at the 2010 census. The town is believed to be named after Somerset, New Jersey, the source of some early settlers....	43°21′29"N 78°36′14"W	675 MW
Huntley Generating Station	Town of Tonawanda Tonawanda (town), New York Tonawanda is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town had a population of 78,155. The town is at the north border of the county and is the northern suburb of Buffalo...	42°58′15"N 78°55′56"W	816 MW
Westover Power Station	Johnson City Johnson City, New York Johnson City is a village in Broome County, New York, United States. The population was 15,535 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Binghamton Metropolitan Statistical Area....		146 MW

Nuclear power stations

Plant	Location	Coords.	Notes
Ginna Nuclear Generating Station Ginna Nuclear Generating Station The Robert Emmett Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, commonly known as Ginna , is a nuclear power plant located on the southern shore of Lake Ontario, in the town of Ontario, Wayne County, New York, approximately east of Rochester, New York. It is a single unit Westinghouse 2-Loop pressurized water...	Ontario Ontario, New York Ontario is a town in the northwest corner of Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 9,778 at the 2000 census, and 10,136 at the 2010 census. The town is named after the Great Lake on its northern border.- History :...	43.277893°N 77.310104°W	610 MW
Indian Point Energy Center Indian Point Energy Center Indian Point Energy Center is a three-unit nuclear power plant station located in Buchanan, New York just south of Peekskill. It sits on the east bank of the Hudson River, 38 miles north of New York City...	Buchanan Buchanan, New York Buchanan is a village located in the town of Cortlandt in Westchester County, New York. The population was 2,230 as of the 2010 census.The Indian Point nuclear power plant is located in Buchanan.-Geography:Buchanan is located at ....	41.269745°N 73.952333°W	2,045 MW
James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant	Oswego Oswego, New York Oswego is a city in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 18,142 at the 2010 census. Oswego is located on Lake Ontario in north-central New York and promotes itself as "The Port City of Central New York"...	43°31.4′N 76°23.9′W	838 MW
Nine Mile Point Nuclear Generating Station Nine Mile Point Nuclear Generating Station Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station is a two-unit nuclear power plant located in the Town of Scriba, approximately five miles northeast of Oswego, New York, on the shore of Lake Ontario. The 900 acre site is also occupied by the Fitzpatrick Nuclear Generating Station.Nine Mile Point is operated...	Oswego	43°31′15"N 76°24′25"W	1,761 MW

Gas-fired (or combined gas/coal)

Plant	Location	Notes
Arthur Kill Generating Station	Staten Island Staten Island Staten Island is a borough of New York City, New York, United States, located in the southwest part of the city. Staten Island is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay...	842 MW
Astoria Gas Generating Station	Astoria, Queens Astoria, Queens Astoria is a neighborhood in the northwestern corner of the borough of Queens in New York City. Located in Community Board 1, Astoria is bounded by the East River and is adjacent to three other Queens neighborhoods: Long Island City, Sunnyside , and Woodside...	1,296 MW
Athens Generating Plant	Town of Athens Athens (town), New York Athens is a town in Greene County, New York, USA. The population was 4,089 at the 2010 census.The Town of Athens has a village also called Athens...	1,138 MW
E.F. Barrett Power Station	Town of Hempstead, Long Island	384 MW
Bowline Point Gas Power Plant	Town of Haverstraw Haverstraw, New York Haverstraw is the name of two locations in Rockland County, New York:Haverstraw, New York, a townHaverstraw , New York, a village located entirely within the townIt may also refer to:West Haverstraw, New YorkHaverstraw Bay*Haverstraw Indians...	1,139 MW
Brooklyn Navy Yard Cogeneration Facility	Brooklyn Brooklyn Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...	286 MW
East River Generating Station	Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...	317 MW
Far Rockaway Power Station	Far Rockaway, Queens Far Rockaway, Queens Far Rockaway is a neighborhood on the Rockaway Peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens in the United States. It is the easternmost section of the Rockaways. The neighborhood starts at the Nassau County line and extends west to Beach 32nd Street. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community...	109 MW
Glenwood Generating Station	Glenwood Landing, Long Island Glenwood Landing, New York Glenwood Landing is a hamlet in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 3,779 at the 2010 census.Glenwood Landing overlaps the Town of Oyster Bay and the Town of North Hempstead...	210 MW
Northport Power Station	Northport, Long Island Northport, New York Northport is a village in Suffolk County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2000 Census, the village population was 7,606. Students attend the Northport-East Northport Union Free School District....	1,522 MW
Port Jefferson Power Station	Port Jefferson, Long Island Port Jefferson, New York The Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson is located in the town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the 2000 United States Census, the village population was 7,837...	385 MW
Ravenswood Generating Station	Long Island City, Queens Long Island City, Queens Long Island City is the westernmost neighborhood of the borough of Queens in New York City. L.I.C. is notable for its rapid and ongoing gentrification, its waterfront parks, and its thriving arts community. L.I.C. has among the highest concentration of art galleries, art institutions, and studio...	2,410 MW

Petroleum

Plant	Location	Coords.	Notes
E.F. Barrett Power Station	Town of Hempstead, Long Island		384 MW
Danskammer Generating Station Danskammer Generating Station Danskammer Generating Station is located on the shore of the Hudson River in the Town of Newburgh, New York, United States, upstream of the larger oil-fired Roseton Generating Station. Danskammer units 1 and 2 burn oil , whereas units 3 and 4 are coal-fired...	Town of Newburgh Newburgh (town), New York Newburgh is a town in Orange County, New York, United States. The 2010 census determined the population is 29,801. This is the first time ever that the population of the Town of Newburgh officially exceeded that of the adjacent but totally separate municipality known as the city of Newburgh...	41°34′22"N 73°57′53"W	537 MW
Far Rockaway Power Station	Far Rockaway, Queens Far Rockaway, Queens Far Rockaway is a neighborhood on the Rockaway Peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens in the United States. It is the easternmost section of the Rockaways. The neighborhood starts at the Nassau County line and extends west to Beach 32nd Street. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community...		109 MW
Northport Power Station Northport Power Station The Northport Power Station is a natural gas and conventional oil electric power generating station located on the north shore of Long Island, at Waterside Avenue & Eatons Neck Road in Northport, New York. The facility was built by the Long Island Lighting Company in 1967...	Northport, Long Island Northport, New York Northport is a village in Suffolk County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2000 Census, the village population was 7,606. Students attend the Northport-East Northport Union Free School District....		1,522 MW
Oswego Steam Station	Oswego Oswego, New York Oswego is a city in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 18,142 at the 2010 census. Oswego is located on Lake Ontario in north-central New York and promotes itself as "The Port City of Central New York"...		1,700 MW
Ravenswood Generating Station Ravenswood generating station Ravenswood Generating Station is a 2480 megawatt power plant in Long Island City, Queens, New York. It is owned and operated by TransCanada Corporation.-History:...	Long Island City, Queens Long Island City, Queens Long Island City is the westernmost neighborhood of the borough of Queens in New York City. L.I.C. is notable for its rapid and ongoing gentrification, its waterfront parks, and its thriving arts community. L.I.C. has among the highest concentration of art galleries, art institutions, and studio...		2,410 MW
Port Jefferson Power Station	Port Jefferson, Long Island Port Jefferson, New York The Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson is located in the town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the 2000 United States Census, the village population was 7,837...		385 MW
Roseton Generating Station	Town of Newburgh Newburgh (town), New York Newburgh is a town in Orange County, New York, United States. The 2010 census determined the population is 29,801. This is the first time ever that the population of the Town of Newburgh officially exceeded that of the adjacent but totally separate municipality known as the city of Newburgh...		1,213 MW

Hydro-electric

Plant	Location	Coords.	Notes
Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power Project Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power Project The Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power Project is a pumped-storage hydroelectricity plant in the Catskill Mountains of New York State. The plant is part of the New York Power Authority, and can generate over 1,000,000 kilowatts of electricity, all of which is sent to New York City in the case of... PS	Catskill Mountains Catskill Mountains The Catskill Mountains, an area in New York State northwest of New York City and southwest of Albany, are a mature dissected plateau, an uplifted region that was subsequently eroded into sharp relief. They are an eastward continuation, and the highest representation, of the Allegheny Plateau...	42°27′13"N 74°27′21"W	1,057 MW
Robert Moses Niagara Hydroelectric Power Station	Town of Lewiston Lewiston, New York Lewiston is a village in Niagara County, New York, United States. The population was 2,781 at the 2000 census. The village is named after Morgan Lewis, an early 19th-century governor of New York. It is part of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area.The Village of Lewiston,...	43°08′35"N 79°02′23"W	2,525 MW
Lewiston Pump-Generating Plant	Town of Lewiston	43°08′33"N 79°01′18"W	240 MW

*PS indicates a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station.

Wind farms

Name	Location	Coords.	Notes
Altona Wind Farm	Clinton County Clinton County, New York Clinton County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 82,128. Its name is in honor of the first Governor of New York as a state, George Clinton. Its county seat is Plattsburgh.-History:...		97.5 MW
Chateaugay Wind Farm	Franklin County Franklin County, New York Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 51,599. It is named in honor of American Founding Father Benjamin Franklin...		109.5 MW
Clinton Wind Farm	Clinton County Clinton County, New York Clinton County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 82,128. Its name is in honor of the first Governor of New York as a state, George Clinton. Its county seat is Plattsburgh.-History:...		100.5 MW
Ellenburg Wind Farm	Franklin County Clinton County, New York Clinton County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 82,128. Its name is in honor of the first Governor of New York as a state, George Clinton. Its county seat is Plattsburgh.-History:...		81 MW
Fenner Wind Farm Fenner Wind Farm The Fenner Wind Farm is situated in Madison County, New York. This farm is one of the first operating in New York State and is the second in Madison County.- Construction :...	Madison County Madison County, New York Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 73,442. It is named after James Madison, fourth President of the United States of America...		30 MW
Madison Wind Farm Madison Wind Farm The Madison Wind Farm is located in the town of Madison, New York. Constructed in 2000, the wind farm consists of seven wind turbines.- History :...	Madison County		11 MW
Maple Ridge Wind Farm Maple Ridge Wind Farm Maple Ridge Wind Farm is the largest wind farm in the state of New York in the United States, with 195 Vestas model V82 1.65 MW wind turbines. Each turbine tower is tall. Each turbine has blades long, which added to the hub diameter gives a rotor diameter of...	Lewis County Lewis County, New York As of the census of 2000, there were 26,944 people, 10,040 households, and 7,309 families residing in the county. The population density was 21 people per square mile . There were 15,134 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile...	43.75°N 75.55°W	320 MW
Steel Winds Steel Winds Steel Winds is a wind energy project located on the coast of Lake Erie in Lackawanna, New York, just south of the City of Buffalo proper in Erie County. The project is situated on of the brownfield that was the former Bethlehem Steel Plant...	Erie County Erie County, New York Erie County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 919,040. The county seat is Buffalo. The county's name comes from Lake Erie, which in turn comes from the Erie tribe of American Indians who lived south and east of the lake before 1654.Erie...	42°48.8′N 78°52′W	20 MW

External links

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