Home › New York › Largest Power Plants in New York Largest Power Plants in New York New York has 1,215 power plants with a combined nameplate capacity of 44,921 MW. The table below ranks the 50 largest by installed capacity — these are the facilities with the most generation potential in the state. Nameplate capacity measures the maximum output under ideal conditions; actual generation depends on fuel cost, demand, and maintenance schedules.
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# Plant State Fuel Capacity 1 Robert Moses Niagara New York Hydroelectric 2,429 MW 2 Ravenswood New York Natural Gas 2,162 MW 3 Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station New York Nuclear 1,901 MW 4 Oswego Harbor Power New York Oil 1,804 MW 5 Northport New York Natural Gas 1,564 MW 6 Astoria Generating Station New York Natural Gas 1,345 MW 7 Cricket Valley Energy New York Natural Gas 1,313 MW 8 Astoria Energy New York Natural Gas 1,245 MW 9 Bowline Point New York Natural Gas 1,242 MW 10 Roseton Generating Facility New York Oil 1,242 MW 11 Athens Generating Plant New York Natural Gas 1,222 MW 12 Sithe Independence Station New York Natural Gas 1,086 MW 13 Blenheim Gilboa New York Hydroelectric 1,000 MW 14 Robert Moses Power Dam New York Hydroelectric 912 MW 15 Arthur Kill Generating Station New York Natural Gas 896 MW 16 Bethlehem Energy Center New York Natural Gas 893 MW 17 James A Fitzpatrick New York Nuclear 883 MW 18 Cpv Valley Energy Center New York Natural Gas 770 MW 19 East River New York Natural Gas 716 MW 20 E F Barrett New York Natural Gas 669 MW 21 Empire Generating Co Llc New York Natural Gas 654 MW 22 Astoria Energy Ii New York Natural Gas 650 MW 23 Gowanus Gas Turbines Generating New York Oil 640 MW 24 R E Ginna Nuclear Power Plant New York Nuclear 614 MW 25 Holtsville New York Oil 567 MW 26 Danskammer Generating Station New York Natural Gas 537 MW 27 Zeltmann New York Natural Gas 528 MW 28 Port Jefferson New York Natural Gas 498 MW 29 Selkirk Cogen New York Natural Gas 446 MW 30 Narrows Gas Turbines Generating New York Natural Gas 352 MW 31 Caithness Long Island Energy Center New York Natural Gas 349 MW 32 Brooklyn Navy Yard Cogeneration New York Natural Gas 322 MW 33 Maple Ridge Wind Farm New York Wind 321 MW 34 Wading River New York Oil 310 MW 35 Saranac Facility New York Natural Gas 286 MW 36 Lewiston Niagara New York Hydroelectric 240 MW 37 Bethpage Power Plant New York Natural Gas 240 MW 38 Lockport Energy Associates Lp New York Natural Gas 221 MW 39 Marble River Wind Farm New York Wind 215 MW 40 Morris Ridge Solar New York Solar 177 MW 41 Richard M Flynn New York Natural Gas 170 MW 42 Indeck Corinth Energy Center New York Natural Gas 147 MW 43 Baron Winds Farm New York Wind 130 MW 44 South Fork Wind New York Wind 130 MW 45 Wethersfield New York Wind 126 MW 46 Cassadaga Wind Farm New York Wind 124 MW 47 Carr Street Generating Station New York Natural Gas 123 MW 48 Glenwood Landing New York Natural Gas 122 MW 49 Kennedy International Airport Cogen New York Natural Gas 121 MW 50 Red-Rochester, Llc New York Natural Gas 121 MW
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