SHOREHAM

How SHOREHAM compares

With 72 MW of capacity, SHOREHAM ranks 71st among the 320 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New York and 6th of the 20 operating Oil plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.6% of New York's operating Oil capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 51st-largest of the 544 operating Oil plants in the database. Commissioned in 1966, it is older than 64% 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 Suffolk County with 24 other operating plants, including NORTHPORT and HOLTSVILLE.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 72 MW of nameplate capacity, all petroleum liquids technology. Net generation was 0.353 GWh in 2024 (a capacity factor under 0.1%). Its generators came online between 1966 and 1971.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is WOODMONT, about 20.6 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 20 operating power plants totaling 4,918 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is NEW HAVEN HARBOR (642 MW, Oil). Within 50 miles are 4 mapped data centers; the nearest is Crown Castle Brentwood (1650 Islip) in Brentwood, about 22.2 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