CAITHNESS LONG ISLAND ENERGY CENTER

How CAITHNESS LONG ISLAND ENERGY CENTER compares

With 349 MW of capacity, CAITHNESS LONG ISLAND ENERGY CENTER ranks 29th among the 320 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New York and 17th of the 68 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.8% of New York's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.9% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 414th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2009, it is newer than 90% of the 312 operating New York plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Suffolk County with 24 other operating plants, including NORTHPORT and HOLTSVILLE.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 349 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 1,853 GWh in 2024 (a 60% capacity factor), down 20% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by LONG ISLAND POWER AUTHORITY, under 0.1 miles away. Another 17 operating power plants totaling 3,624 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is NORTHPORT (1,564 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 4 mapped data centers; the nearest is Crown Castle Brentwood (1650 Islip) in Brentwood, about 14.8 miles away.

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