Charles Poletti is retired. EIA's monthly generator inventory (EIA-860M, August 2026) lists every generator at this oil plant as retired; the last one retired in February 2010. It is not counted among New York's operating plants or in any ranking on this site.
The figures below describe the plant when it ran: equipment from EIA Form 860 (2024).
The 883 MW is nameplate capacity: the most this plant's generators are rated to produce, not what it actually generates. EPA eGRID reports no positive net generation for it this year.
How it works
Why the numbers look like this: a boiler and turbine this size take hours to bring up from cold, so steam plants were built to run steadily for long stretches. A steam plant with a low capacity factor is usually being held in reserve, or run only through the hottest and coldest weeks.
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| Address | 31-03 20th Ave |
|---|---|
| City | Astoria |
| County | Queens County |
| State | New York |
| ZIP | 11105 |
| Coordinates | 40.77639, -73.91083 |
| Operator | New York Power Authority |
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Nameplate capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | Residual Oil | 883 MW | Retired | 1977 |
| NERC Region | NPCC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | New York Independent System Operator |
Oil-fired plants typically run only during peak demand or grid emergencies because oil is expensive compared to gas and coal. Per megawatt-hour, they emit nearly as much CO₂ as coal.