Power Plants in New York

New York operates 1,215 power plants totaling 44,921 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas dominates the mix at 53%, followed by Hydroelectric (13%) and Oil (12%). The largest plant is Robert Moses Niagara at 2,429 MW.

Plants1,215operating sites
Capacity44,921 MWnameplate
Generation123.8M MWhannual
CO₂28.7Mmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 53%Hydroelectric 13%Oil 12%Nuclear 8%Wind 6%Solar 6%

Plant locations

Showing the 120 largest plants by capacity. New York operates another 1095 plants below this size — browse the lists below to reach them.

Largest plants in New York

PlantCityFuelCapacity
Robert Moses NiagaraLewistonHydroelectric2,429 MW
RavenswoodLong IslandNatural Gas2,162 MW
Nine Mile Point Nuclear StationLycomingNuclear1,901 MW
Oswego Harbor PowerOswegoOil1,804 MW
NorthportNorthportNatural Gas1,564 MW
Astoria Generating StationAstoriaNatural Gas1,345 MW
Cricket Valley EnergyDoverNatural Gas1,313 MW
Astoria EnergyNew YorkNatural Gas1,245 MW
Bowline PointWest HaverstrawNatural Gas1,242 MW
Roseton Generating FacilityNewsburghOil1,242 MW
Athens Generating PlantAthensNatural Gas1,222 MW
Sithe Independence StationOswegoNatural Gas1,086 MW
Blenheim GilboaGilboaHydroelectric1,000 MW
Robert Moses Power DamMassenaHydroelectric912 MW
Arthur Kill Generating StationStaten IslandNatural Gas896 MW
Bethlehem Energy CenterGlenmontNatural Gas893 MW
James A FitzpatrickLycomingNuclear883 MW
Cpv Valley Energy CenterWawayandaNatural Gas770 MW
East RiverNew YorkNatural Gas716 MW
E F BarrettIsland ParkNatural Gas669 MW
Empire Generating Co LlcRensselaerNatural Gas654 MW
Astoria Energy IiAstoriaNatural Gas650 MW
Gowanus Gas Turbines GeneratingBrooklynOil640 MW
R E Ginna Nuclear Power PlantOntarioNuclear614 MW
HoltsvilleHoltsvilleOil567 MW
Danskammer Generating StationNewburghNatural Gas537 MW
ZeltmannAstoriaNatural Gas528 MW
Port JeffersonPort JeffersonNatural Gas498 MW
Selkirk CogenSelkirkNatural Gas446 MW
Narrows Gas Turbines GeneratingBrooklynNatural Gas352 MW
Caithness Long Island Energy CenterYaphankNatural Gas349 MW
Brooklyn Navy Yard CogenerationBrooklynNatural Gas322 MW
Maple Ridge Wind FarmLowvilleWind321 MW
Wading RiverShorehamOil310 MW
Saranac FacilityPlattsburghNatural Gas286 MW
Lewiston NiagaraLewistonHydroelectric240 MW
Bethpage Power PlantHicksvilleNatural Gas240 MW
Lockport Energy Associates LpLockportNatural Gas221 MW
Marble River Wind FarmChurubuscoWind215 MW
Morris Ridge SolarMount MorrisSolar177 MW
Richard M FlynnHoltsvilleNatural Gas170 MW
Indeck Corinth Energy CenterCorinthNatural Gas147 MW
Baron Winds FarmCohoctonWind130 MW
South Fork WindEast HamptonWind130 MW
WethersfieldGainsvilleWind126 MW
Cassadaga Wind FarmCherry CreekWind124 MW
Carr Street Generating StationEast SyracuseNatural Gas123 MW
Glenwood LandingGlenwood LandingNatural Gas122 MW
Kennedy International Airport CogenJamaicaNatural Gas121 MW
Red-Rochester, LlcRochesterNatural Gas121 MW

By county

Queens County20 plants · 6,291 MWOswego County32 plants · 5,887 MWSuffolk County61 plants · 4,398 MWNiagara County24 plants · 3,081 MWOrange County51 plants · 2,726 MWKings County27 plants · 1,519 MWAlbany County30 plants · 1,501 MWNassau County17 plants · 1,468 MWDutchess County21 plants · 1,375 MWSt Lawrence County60 plants · 1,350 MWRockland County9 plants · 1,323 MWGreene County13 plants · 1,286 MWSchoharie County3 plants · 1,052 MWRichmond County19 plants · 998 MWRensselaer County22 plants · 944 MWNew York County16 plants · 899 MWClinton County27 plants · 871 MWLewis County27 plants · 780 MWWayne County12 plants · 636 MWSaratoga County36 plants · 565 MWWyoming County15 plants · 536 MWChautauqua County26 plants · 472 MWSteuben County22 plants · 451 MWOnondaga County34 plants · 377 MWMonroe County41 plants · 328 MWJefferson County37 plants · 301 MWBronx County14 plants · 296 MWFranklin County13 plants · 220 MWLivingston County12 plants · 214 MWOneida County38 plants · 204 MWErie County31 plants · 200 MWMontgomery County18 plants · 166 MWBroome County13 plants · 163 MWWestchester County26 plants · 148 MWHerkimer County18 plants · 138 MWYates County6 plants · 135 MWCattaraugus County12 plants · 135 MWAllegany County17 plants · 123 MWGenesee County24 plants · 122 MWSullivan County25 plants · 118 MWMadison County15 plants · 109 MWTompkins County15 plants · 105 MWEssex County9 plants · 77 MWSchenectady County16 plants · 76 MWTioga County16 plants · 75 MWUlster County22 plants · 73 MWFulton County22 plants · 65 MWSuffolk County1 plants · 54 MWOntario County20 plants · 52 MWWashington County15 plants · 51 MWCayuga County16 plants · 51 MWWarren County5 plants · 50 MWCortland County8 plants · 50 MWColumbia County12 plants · 42 MWSt. Lawrence County9 plants · 38 MWSeneca County8 plants · 35 MWOrleans County11 plants · 26 MWChenango County6 plants · 23 MWSchuyler County7 plants · 18 MWChemung County7 plants · 13 MWOtsego County3 plants · 9 MWUlster County1 plants · 3 MWDelaware County1 plants · 2 MWPutnam County1 plants · 2 MW