East River
Natural gas power plant · New York County, New York
Nameplate capacity
716 MW
Rank in New York
#18
of 1,152 plants
In service since
1951
November 1951
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Operator
- Consolidated Edison Co-NY Inc
- County
- New York County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 1.60%
- Rank among natural gas plants in New York
- #12 of 103
- EIA plant code
- 2493
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 200 MW | 177 MW | 1955 | Operating |
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 180 MW | 152 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 180 MW | 154 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| 6 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 156 MW | 133 MW | 1951 | 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
| Arthur Kill Generating Station | Natural gas | 878 MW |
| CPV Valley Energy Center | Natural gas | 771 MW |
| E F Barrett | Natural gas | 669 MW |
| Empire Generating Co LLC | Natural gas | 654 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 716 MW solar plant and a 716 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