NARROWS GAS TURBINES GENERATING

Operating

Natural Gas power plant

Capacity
352 MW
Primary fuel
Natural Gas
County
Kings County
Operator
U S POWER GENERATING COMPANY LLC
Status
Operating
Commissioned
1972
EIA plant ID
2499
Generators
16
Technology
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Net generation (2024)
39.6 GWh
Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
1.3%
Data vintage
EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
Coordinates
40.6486, -74.0208

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NARROWS GAS TURBINES GENERATING, a 352 MW Natural Gas power plant in Kings County, New York. Operated by U S POWER GENERATING COMPANY LLC, commissioned 1972.

How NARROWS GAS TURBINES GENERATING compares

With 352 MW of capacity, NARROWS GAS TURBINES GENERATING ranks 28th among the 320 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New York and 16th 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 411th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1972, it is older than 58% of the 312 operating New York plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, U S POWER GENERATING COMPANY LLC, runs 3 operating plants in New York totaling 2,337 MW. It shares Kings County with 7 other operating plants, including GOWANUS GAS TURBINES GENERATING and BROOKLYN NAVY YARD COGENERATION.

EIA-860 lists 16 generators at the site with 352 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 39.6 GWh in 2024 (a 1.3% capacity factor).

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is BAYONNE SWITCHING STATION, about 5.4 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line owned by CONSOLIDATED EDISON CO-NY INC, about 1.3 miles away. Another 80 operating power plants totaling 18,025 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 QTS Jersey City (JCY1) in Jersey City, about 4.8 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

Weather peril exposure

NARROWS GAS TURBINES GENERATING is a 352 MW natural gas power plant in Kings County, NY, operated by U S POWER GENERATING COMPANY LLC, commissioned in 1972. Kings County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.5 of 5 at the 12th national percentile. Earthquake is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 79th percentile.

The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.

1.5 of 5Modeled catastrophe exposure
LowExposure band
EarthquakeLeading peril
Relatively HighFEMA county risk rating

Kings County hazard ratings

PerilFEMA ratingNational percentilePeril scoreEvents per year
EarthquakeRelatively High79th4.2 of 5<0.01
HurricaneRelatively High75th4.0 of 50.16
Coastal floodingRelatively High44th2.8 of 53.8
WildfireVery Low35th2.4 of 5<0.01
HailRelatively High23rd1.9 of 51.9
Winter weatherVery High20th1.8 of 58.7
Ice stormRelatively High15th1.6 of 50.74
TornadoRelatively High14th1.6 of 50.03
Heat waveVery High11th1.4 of 510.1
Riverine floodingVery High9th1.3 of 52.0
Strong windVery High3rd1.1 of 55.4
LightningVery High0th1.0 of 532.7

Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Kings County in the weather risk calculator

Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.

Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.