Astoria (NRG) power station

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Astoria (NRG) power station is a cancelled power station in Astoria, Queens, New York, United States.


Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Astoria (NRG) power station Astoria, Queens, New York, United States 40.7870, -73.9048 (exact)[1][2]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit CTG01: 40.787, -73.9048


Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit CTG01 cancelled[3][4][5][6][7] gas, fuel oil[8][2] 431 MW[8] gas turbine[3] no[8] - -

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.


Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit CTG01 NRG Astoria Gas Turbine Operations Inc NRG Energy Inc


Background

In October 2021, the Astoria Power Plant's construction permits for gas turbine upgrades were denied because it was not in line with the state of New York's climate movements.[7] NRG Energy continued to maintain the plant would have been moving to run on hydrogen power in the future without providing a detailed timeline. As of September 2022, NRG Energy was focusing on connecting offshore wind energy to the gas plant's grid.


Articles and Resources

References

  1. "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (November 2022)". Archived from the original on January 22, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "astoriapost.com/nrgs-astoria-power-plant-proposal-gets-thumbs-down-from-new-yorks-congressional-delegation". Archived from the original on September 17, 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "www.nrg.com/legal/astoria-peaking-generation-station-project.html". Archived from the original on September 21, 2021.
  4. Griffin, Allie (March 17, 2022). "NRG's Proposed Astoria Power Plant Slammed as Company Attempts to Revive Plans". Astoria Post. Archived from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  5. "insideclimatenews.org/news/30072021/climate-activists-new-york-queens-peaker-plant-fossil-fuels/?utm_source=InsideClimate+News&utm_campaign=b778970285-&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-b778970285-328142054". Archived from the original on September 21, 2021.
  6. EIA23
  7. 7.0 7.1 "New York rejects gas power plants as 'inconsistent' with climate law". November 2, 2021. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2022. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "ref_5" defined multiple times with different content
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (July 2021)". Archived from the original on November 22, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021.

Additional data

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