Vernon Boulevard
Natural gas power plant · Queens County, New York
Nameplate capacity
94 MW
Rank in New York
#74
of 1,152 plants
In service since
2001
August 2001
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- New York Power Authority
- County
- Queens County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.21%
- Rank among natural gas plants in New York
- #43 of 103
- EIA plant code
- 7909
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VG02 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 47 MW | 40 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| VG03 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 47 MW | 40 MW | 2001 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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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 94 MW solar plant and a 94 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