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Gowanus Gas Turbines Generating

Kings County, New York · EIA plant ID 2494 · Operator: U S Power Generating Company LLC
OilNatural Gas Fired Combustion TurbinePetroleum LiquidsNYISOBA: NYIS
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Nameplate640MWSummer 580 MW
Generators32in service
Net generation61GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor1%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate17,265Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1971Runs as rarely runs

Monthly net generation

EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
0255075100GWh2001200320052007200920112013201520172019202120232025

Capacity factor by year

Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), gas/coal/oil units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
0%2%4%200520102015202020250.8% · 12 mo

Heat rate by year

Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
16,00017,00018,00019,0002005201020152020202517,265 Btu/kWh · 12 mo
Annual data table
YearNet GWhCapacity factorHeat rate (Btu/kWh)
2001143.63.1%18,434
2002153.13.3%18,861
200380.51.7%18,357
20041042.2%17,957
2005222.14.7%17,894
200686.61.8%17,402
200750.61.0%16,858
2008571.2%17,009
200920.60.4%17,061
201034.80.8%17,266
201133.10.7%17,152
201249.51.0%16,905
201353.91.1%17,895
201410.30.2%17,787
201516.40.3%16,427
201616.70.4%17,448
201770.1%18,035
2018180.4%17,454
20197.50.1%17,348
202017.10.4%17,496
2021160.3%17,359
202215.70.3%17,581
202311.30.2%17,249
202410.90.2%17,374
2025611.2%17,265

Generators

EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
Gen IDTechnologyPrime moverNameplate MWSummer MWOnlineStatusPlanned retirementOEM / model
GT11Petroleum LiquidsGT2019.1Jun 1971Operating (Out of service)—coming soon
GT12Petroleum LiquidsGT2017.1Jun 1971Operating (Out of service)—coming soon
GT13Petroleum LiquidsGT2017.2Jun 1971Operating (Out of service)—coming soon
GT14Petroleum LiquidsGT2017.1Jun 1971Operating (Out of service)—coming soon
GT15Petroleum LiquidsGT2016.5Jun 1971Operating (Out of service)—coming soon
GT16Petroleum LiquidsGT2018Jun 1971Operating (Out of service)—coming soon
GT17Petroleum LiquidsGT2017.6Jun 1971Operating (Out of service)—coming soon
GT18Petroleum LiquidsGT2017.9Jun 1971Operating (Out of service)—coming soon
GT21Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT2017.9Jun 1971Operating—coming soon
GT22Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT2018.8Jun 1971Operating—coming soon
GT23Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT2020.6Jun 1971Operating—coming soon
GT24Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT2019.3Jun 1971Operating—coming soon
GT25Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT2018.6Jun 1971Operating—coming soon
GT26Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT2020.3Jun 1971Operating—coming soon
GT27Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT2019.6Jun 1971Operating—coming soon
GT28Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT2017.7Jun 1971Operating—coming soon
GT31Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT2017.7Jul 1971Operating—coming soon
GT32Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT2017.7Jul 1971Operating—coming soon
GT33Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT2019.8Jul 1971Operating—coming soon
GT34Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT2017.9Jul 1971Operating—coming soon
GT35Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT2019Jul 1971Operating—coming soon
GT36Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT2017.6Jul 1971Operating (Out of service)—coming soon
GT37Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT2018.1Jul 1971Operating—coming soon
GT38Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT2019Jul 1971Operating—coming soon
GT41Petroleum LiquidsGT2016.8Jul 1971Operating (Out of service)—coming soon
GT42Petroleum LiquidsGT2017.3Jul 1971Operating (Out of service)—coming soon
GT43Petroleum LiquidsGT2017.6Jul 1971Operating (Out of service)—coming soon
GT44Petroleum LiquidsGT2017.1Jul 1971Operating (Out of service)—coming soon
GT45Petroleum LiquidsGT2017.1Jul 1971Operating (Out of service)—coming soon
GT46Petroleum LiquidsGT2018.6Jul 1971Operating (Out of service)—coming soon
GT47Petroleum LiquidsGT2016.6Jul 1971Operating (Out of service)—coming soon
GT48Petroleum LiquidsGT2019Jul 1971Operating (Out of service)—coming soon
NT11Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT2218May 1972not_current—coming soon
NT12Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT2218May 1972not_current—coming soon
NT13Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT2215May 1972not_current—coming soon
NT14Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT2219May 1972not_current—coming soon
NT15Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT2217May 1972not_current—coming soon
NT16Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT2217May 1972not_current—coming soon
NT17Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT2217May 1972not_current—coming soon
NT18Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT2216May 1972not_current—coming soon
NT21Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT2215Jun 1972not_current—coming soon
NT22Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT2215Jun 1972not_current—coming soon
NT23Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT2217Jun 1972not_current—coming soon
NT24Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT2217Jun 1972not_current—coming soon
NT25Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT2215Jun 1972not_current—coming soon
NT26Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT2216Jun 1972not_current—coming soon
NT27Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT2216Jun 1972not_current—coming soon
NT28Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT2218Jun 1972not_current—coming soon

Owner / operator

Operator: U S Power Generating Company LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
U S Power Generating Company LLC100.0%640 MW

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