MWPowerPlantFacts

Data last collected:

EIA plant 2500

Long Island · Queens · NY

Ravenswood

Operated by Ravenswood Operations LLC

Annual generation2,531,898 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextNew York Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Ravenswood?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

40.759167, -73.946111

Open the interactive map ↗
Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyNatural Gas Steam Turbine1,827 MW represented
TechnologyNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle268.5 MW represented

Grouped from this plant’s represented generator records. Use the NY plant index for regional peers.

See the evidence

Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

1175,993
2193,067
3185,779
483,170
5189,202
6297,654
7495,018.01
8301,223
9187,910
1052,705
11181,247
12188,930.01

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

Read the chart as a table
Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
1175,993
2193,067
3185,779
483,170
5189,202
6297,654
7495,018.01
8301,223
9187,910
1052,705
11181,247
12188,930.01

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1175,993 MWh
2193,067 MWh
3185,779 MWh
483,170 MWh
5189,202 MWh
6297,654 MWh
7495,018 MWh
8301,223 MWh
9187,910 MWh
1052,705 MWh
11181,247 MWh
12188,930 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
3Natural Gas Steam TurbineNG1,027OP
1Natural Gas Steam TurbineNG400OP
2Natural Gas Steam TurbineNG400OP
4Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG181OP
4SNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG87.5OP

Continue exploring

Similar-capacity plants in the same state

Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
2500
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
East River
Data edition
2024-final

Use this record

Questions this evidence can answer

01What exactly is this record?

Use the name, place, date and identifiers above to confirm that you have the right Ravenswood power plant: capacity and generation | PowerPlantFacts record.

02What does the evidence establish?

Read the reported values with their units, coverage dates and source notes. Keep observed facts separate from estimates or interpretation.

03What should I verify next?

Follow the primary-source links and check the limitations before using this evidence for a decision, comparison or citation.

A closer look at Ravenswood

Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 7 has the highest recorded value (495,018 MWh) and 10 the lowest (52,705 MWh). Their difference is 442,313 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 5 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 87.5 (4S) to 1,027 (3). The difference is 939.5 in the column's stated units. This summary covers the displayed rows and retains the table's period and scope.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Natural Gas Steam Turbine400.0363.75364.575.0
2Natural Gas Steam Turbine400.0375.3377.575.0
3Natural Gas Steam Turbine1027.0987.3972.8150.0
4Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle181.0154.1185.4115.0
4SNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle87.574.589.70.0

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

Power plant research

Before you decide, check these points against the current source.

Things to check