COVANTA HEMPSTEAD

How COVANTA HEMPSTEAD compares

With 79 MW of capacity, COVANTA HEMPSTEAD ranks 67th among the 320 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New York and is the largest of the 22 operating Biomass plants in the state. It accounts for about 19% of New York's operating Biomass capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 33rd-largest of the 350 operating Biomass plants in the database. Commissioned in 1989, it is newer than 59% of the 312 operating New York plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Nassau County with 9 other operating plants, including E F BARRETT and BETHPAGE POWER PLANT.

EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 79 MW of nameplate capacity, all municipal solid waste technology. Net generation was 596 GWh in 2024 (an 86% capacity factor), up 3% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is NEWBRIDGE ROAD (345 kV), about 2.6 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line, about 1.2 miles away. Another 48 operating power plants totaling 13,342 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 1101 Stewart Ave, Garden City in Garden City, about 0.3 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