Jamaica Bay Peaking
Other power plant · Queens County, New York
Nameplate capacity
61 MW
Rank in New York
#96
of 1,152 plants
In service since
2003
July 2003
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- Jamaica Bay Peaking Facility, LLC
- County
- Queens County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.14%
- Rank among other plants in New York
- #9 of 99
- EIA plant code
- 56141
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | 61 MW | 47 MW | 2003 | 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
| Carthage Energy LLC | Natural gas | 63 MW |
| Bayswater Peaking Facility LLC | Natural gas | 61 MW |
| Indeck Yerkes Energy Center | Natural gas | 60 MW |
| Wheelabrator Westchester | Other | 60 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 61 MW solar plant and a 61 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