BAYSWATER PEAKING FACILITY LLC

How BAYSWATER PEAKING FACILITY LLC compares

With 61 MW of capacity, BAYSWATER PEAKING FACILITY LLC ranks 76th among the 320 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New York and 45th of the 68 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.3% of New York's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 771st-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2002, it is newer than 80% of the 312 operating New York plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Queens County with 8 other operating plants, including RAVENSWOOD and ASTORIA GENERATING STATION.

EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 61 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 42.5 GWh in 2024 (an 8% capacity factor), down 11% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is NEWBRIDGE ROAD (345 kV), about 14.3 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 500 kV line, about 4.8 miles away. Another 55 operating power plants totaling 16,350 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 501 Franklin Ave in Garden City, about 10.3 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