Astoria generating station

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Astoria generating station is an operating power station of at least 1330-megawatts (MW) in Astoria, Queens, New York, United States with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Astoria generating station Astoria, Queens, New York, United States 40.78767, -73.91256 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit ST5: 40.78767, -73.91256

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 2 operating[1] gas[1] 180[1] steam turbine[1] no[1] 1954[1]
Unit 3 operating[1] gas, fuel oil[2] 376[1] steam turbine[1] no[1] 1958[1]
Unit 4 mothballed[1] gas, fuel oil[2] 387[1] steam turbine[1] no[1] 1961[1]
Unit ST5 operating[1] gas, fuel oil[2] 387[1] steam turbine[1] no[1] 1962[1]

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 2 U S Power Generating Co LLC[3] ArcLight Capital Holdings LLC
Unit 3 U S Power Generating Co LLC[3] ArcLight Capital Holdings LLC
Unit 4 U S Power Generating Co LLC[3] ArcLight Capital Holdings LLC
Unit ST5 U S Power Generating Co LLC[3] ArcLight Capital Holdings LLC

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (November 2019)". Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (July 2021)". Archived from the original on November 22, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Eastern Generation - Astoria". Archived from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.

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