Cricket Valley Energy
Natural gas power plant · Dutchess County, New York
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Cricket Valley Energy Center LLC
- County
- Dutchess County
- Generating units
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 2.93%
- Rank among natural gas plants in New York
- #4 of 103
- EIA plant code
- 57185
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U004 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 263 MW | 195 MW | 2020 | Operating |
| U005 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 263 MW | 195 MW | 2020 | Operating |
| U006 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 263 MW | 195 MW | 2020 | Operating |
| U001 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 174 MW | 143 MW | 2020 | Operating |
| U002 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 174 MW | 143 MW | 2020 | Operating |
| U003 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 174 MW | 143 MW | 2020 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in New York
| Northport | Natural gas | 1,564 MW |
| Astoria Generating Station | Natural gas | 1,345 MW |
| Bowline Point | Natural gas | 1,242 MW |
| Roseton Generating Facility | Natural gas | 1,242 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 1,313 MW solar plant and a 1,313 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All New York power plants · What New York actually generates