Montauk Energy Storage Center
Suffolk County, New York · EIA plant ID 62734 · Operator: Montauk Energy Storage Center, LLC
Nameplate5MWSummer 5 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation-1GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor—not meaningful for storage
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2019
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), primary-fuel units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
No capacity factor available.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -0.7 | — | — |
| 2020 | -0.5 | — | — |
| 2021 | -0.8 | — | — |
| 2022 | -0.5 | — | — |
| 2023 | -0.6 | — | — |
| 2024 | -0.9 | — | — |
| 2025 | -0.7 | — | — |
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 ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BME | Batteries | BA | 5 | 5 | Feb 2019 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Montauk Energy Storage Center, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Montauk Energy Storage Center, LLC | 100.0% | 5 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| East Hampton Energy Storage Center | 5 MW | 22.4 km |
| East Hampton | 27 MW | 22.4 km |
| Fishers Island 1 | 3 MW | 25.7 km |
| Gary Court 1 & 2 | 5 MW | 33.3 km |
| Pfizer Groton Plant | 38 MW | 33.8 km |
| Pfizer Groton Fuel Cell | 6 MW | 33.9 km |