BROOKLYN NAVY YARD COGENERATION

How BROOKLYN NAVY YARD COGENERATION compares

With 322 MW of capacity, BROOKLYN NAVY YARD COGENERATION ranks 30th among the 320 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New York and 18th of the 68 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.6% of New York's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.8% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 436th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1996, it is newer than 75% of the 312 operating New York plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Kings County with 7 other operating plants, including GOWANUS GAS TURBINES GENERATING and NARROWS GAS TURBINES GENERATING.

EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 322 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 2,170 GWh in 2024 (a 77% capacity factor), up 10% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is BAYONNE SWITCHING STATION, about 6.8 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by CONSOLIDATED EDISON CO-NY INC, about 0.3 miles away. Another 73 operating power plants totaling 16,433 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 Digital Realty NYC (32 AofA) in New York, about 2.1 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