JAMAICA BAY PEAKING

How JAMAICA BAY PEAKING compares

With 61 MW of capacity, JAMAICA BAY PEAKING ranks 76th among the 320 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New York and 7th of the 20 operating Oil plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.4% of New York's operating Oil capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 65th-largest of the 544 operating Oil plants in the database. Commissioned in 2003, it is newer than 81% of the 312 operating New York plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Queens County with 8 other operating plants, including RAVENSWOOD and ASTORIA GENERATING STATION.

EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 61 MW of nameplate capacity, all petroleum liquids technology. Net generation was 24.5 GWh in 2024 (a 4.6% capacity factor), down 64% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is NEWBRIDGE ROAD (345 kV), about 14.4 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 500 kV line, about 4.7 miles away. Another 55 operating power plants totaling 16,350 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 10.4 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