E F BARRETT

How E F BARRETT compares

With 669 MW of capacity, E F BARRETT ranks 17th among the 320 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New York and 10th of the 68 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 3.4% of New York's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.8% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 217th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1956, it is older than 69% of the 312 operating New York plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, NATIONAL GRID GENERATION LLC, runs 12 operating plants in New York totaling 3,945 MW. It shares Nassau County with 9 other operating plants, including BETHPAGE POWER PLANT and GLENWOOD LANDING.

EIA-860 lists 13 generators at the site with 669 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly natural gas steam turbine technology. Net generation was 1,184 GWh in 2024 (a 20% capacity factor), down 14% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1956 and 1971.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is NEWBRIDGE ROAD (345 kV), about 9.8 miles away; 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 47 operating power plants totaling 10,740 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 7.4 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