Far Rockaway is a natural gas power plant in New York.
| Plant Name | Far Rockaway |
|---|---|
| Operator | National Grid Generation Llc |
| City | Far Rockaway |
| County | Queens County |
| State | New York |
| ZIP | 11691 |
| Coordinates | 40.61089, -73.76100 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 100 MW | Retired | 1953 |
| NERC Region | NPCC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | New York Independent System Operator |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.