Equus Freeport Power
Natural gas power plant · Nassau County, New York
Nameplate capacity
120 MW
Rank in New York
#51
of 1,152 plants
In service since
2004
June 2004
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Equus Power I, L.P.
- County
- Nassau County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.27%
- Rank among natural gas plants in New York
- #33 of 103
- EIA plant code
- 56032
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0001 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 60 MW | 46 MW | 2004 | Operating |
| 001 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 60 MW | 48 MW | 2004 | 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
| Glenwood Landing | Natural gas | 122 MW |
| Kennedy International Airport Cogen | Natural gas | 121 MW |
| Baron Winds II | Wind | 113 MW |
| High Sheldon Wind Farm | Wind | 113 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 120 MW solar plant and a 120 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