PINELAWN POWER LLC
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 82 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Suffolk County
- Operator
- PINELAWN POWER LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2005
- EIA plant ID
- 56188
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Net generation (2024)
- 76.6 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 11%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 40.7367, -73.3886
PINELAWN POWER LLC, an 82 MW Natural Gas power plant in Suffolk County, New York. Operated by PINELAWN POWER LLC, commissioned 2005.
How PINELAWN POWER LLC compares
With 82 MW of capacity, PINELAWN POWER LLC ranks 65th among the 320 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New York and 38th of the 68 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.4% of New York's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 723rd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2005, it is newer than 84% of the 312 operating New York plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Suffolk County with 24 other operating plants, including NORTHPORT and HOLTSVILLE.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 82 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 76.6 GWh in 2024 (an 11% capacity factor), down 54% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is NEWBRIDGE ROAD (345 kV), about 8.0 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by LONG ISLAND POWER AUTHORITY, about 1.9 miles away. Another 29 operating power plants totaling 5,318 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is NORTHPORT (1,564 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 29 mapped data centers; the nearest is 1025Connect in Westbury, about 9.0 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
PINELAWN POWER LLC is an 82 MW natural gas power plant in Suffolk County, NY, operated by PINELAWN POWER LLC, commissioned in 2005. Suffolk County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.6 of 5 at the 15th national percentile. Coastal flooding is the leading peril, rated Very High by FEMA at the 86th 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.
Suffolk County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | Very High | 86th | 4.4 of 5 | 3.8 |
| Hurricane | Relatively High | 78th | 4.1 of 5 | 0.20 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Moderate | 65th | 3.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 34th | 2.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Very High | 28th | 2.1 of 5 | 0.67 |
| Winter weather | Very High | 19th | 1.7 of 5 | 10.3 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.47 |
| Lightning | Very High | 9th | 1.4 of 5 | 23.8 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively High | 9th | 1.4 of 5 | 3.5 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 9th | 1.3 of 5 | 3.2 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 6th | 1.3 of 5 | 3.9 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 1.3 |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Suffolk 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.