Ravenswood
Natural gas power plant · Queens County, New York
Nameplate capacity
2,096 MW
Rank in New York
#2
of 1,152 plants
In service since
1963
February 1963
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Operator
- Ravenswood Operations LLC
- County
- Queens County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 4.68%
- Rank among natural gas plants in New York
- #1 of 103
- EIA plant code
- 2500
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 1,027 MW | 985 MW | 1965 | Operating |
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 400 MW | 365 MW | 1963 | Operating |
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 400 MW | 375 MW | 1963 | Operating |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 181 MW | 150 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| 4S | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 88 MW | 72 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
| Robert Moses Niagara | Hydro | 2,429 MW |
| Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station | Nuclear | 1,901 MW |
| Oswego Harbor Power | Other | 1,804 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 2,096 MW solar plant and a 2,096 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