EAST RIVER

How EAST RIVER compares

With 716 MW of capacity, EAST RIVER ranks 16th among the 320 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New York and 9th of the 68 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 3.6% of New York's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.9% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 178th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1951, it is older than 73% of the 312 operating New York plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, CONSOLIDATED EDISON CO-NY INC, runs 3 operating plants in New York totaling 770 MW. It shares New York County with 5 other operating plants, including 74TH STREET and NEW YORK UNIVERSITY CENTRAL PLANT.

EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 716 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 2,894 GWh in 2024 (a 46% capacity factor), down 4% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1951 and 2005.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is MOTT HAVEN, about 6.6 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line owned by CONSOLIDATED EDISON CO-NY INC, about 0.1 miles away. Another 72 operating power plants totaling 16,296 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 Looking Glass Networks NYC Node in New York, about 1.7 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