2nd largest plant in New York · 62nd nationally
Ravenswood is a natural gas power plant in New York with a nameplate capacity of 2,162 MW. It generates roughly 2.7M MWh per year — enough to power about 257,383 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 14% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1048 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (2,162 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Ravenswood |
|---|---|
| Operator | Ravenswood Operations Llc |
| City | Long Island |
| County | Queens County |
| State | New York |
| ZIP | 11101 |
| Coordinates | 40.75917, -73.94611 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 1,027 MW | Operating | 1965 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 400 MW | Operating | 1963 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 400 MW | Operating | 1963 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 181 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| RWES1 | Batteries | Battery | 129 MW | Indef Postponed | — |
| RWES2 | Batteries | Battery | 98.0 MW | Indef Postponed | — |
| RWES3 | Batteries | Battery | 89.0 MW | Indef Postponed | — |
| 4S | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 87.5 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| GT21 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 42.9 MW | Retired | 1969 |
| GT22 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 42.9 MW | Retired | 1969 |
| GT23 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 42.9 MW | Retired | 1969 |
| GT24 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 42.9 MW | Retired | 1969 |
| GT31 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 42.9 MW | Retired | 1969 |
| GT32 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 42.9 MW | Retired | 1969 |
| GT33 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 42.9 MW | Retired | 1969 |
| GT34 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 42.9 MW | Retired | 1969 |
| GT10 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 25.0 MW | Retired | 1969 |
| GT11 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 25.0 MW | Retired | 1969 |
| GT8 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 25.0 MW | Retired | 1969 |
| GT9 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 25.0 MW | Retired | 1969 |
| GT6 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 22.0 MW | Retired | 1969 |
| GT7 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 22.0 MW | Retired | 1969 |
| GT4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 21.1 MW | Retired | 1969 |
| GT5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 21.1 MW | Retired | 1969 |
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 16.0 MW | Retired | 1967 |
| CO₂ | 1.4M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 19 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 429 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1048 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| 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.