500MW CC

How 500MW CC compares

With 528 MW of capacity, 500MW CC ranks 24th among the 320 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New York and 12th of the 68 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.7% of New York's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 317th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2005, it is newer than 84% of the 312 operating New York plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, NEW YORK POWER AUTHORITY, runs 19 operating plants in New York totaling 5,870 MW. It shares Queens County with 8 other operating plants, including RAVENSWOOD and ASTORIA GENERATING STATION.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 528 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 3,681 GWh in 2024 (a 79% capacity factor), up 42% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is MOTT HAVEN, about 1.3 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by CONSOLIDATED EDISON CO-NY INC, under 0.1 miles away. Another 65 operating power plants totaling 16,563 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is RAVENSWOOD (2,625 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 30 mapped data centers; the nearest is FiberNet Telecom Group New York (111 Eighth Ave) in New York, about 6.0 miles away.

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology