Astoria Generating Station
Queens County, New York · EIA plant ID 8906 · Operator: U S Power Generating Company LLC
×387 MW natural gas retired since 2020 (latest Feb 2021)
Nameplate958MWSummer 939 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation1,297GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor7%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate11,050Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1954Runs as peaking
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), gas/coal/oil units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3,369.2 | — | — |
| 2002 | 3,174.8 | — | — |
| 2003 | 2,964.5 | 26.2% | 11,199 |
| 2004 | 3,633.7 | 32.4% | 10,723 |
| 2005 | 4,740.5 | 42.5% | 10,295 |
| 2006 | 2,486.7 | 22.3% | 11,298 |
| 2007 | 2,184.4 | 19.2% | 11,770 |
| 2008 | 2,177.9 | 19.1% | 11,848 |
| 2009 | 1,411.2 | 12.5% | 12,518 |
| 2010 | 1,824.4 | 15.8% | 11,759 |
| 2011 | 1,286.9 | 11.0% | 12,370 |
| 2012 | 1,345.5 | 11.5% | 11,895 |
| 2013 | 1,066.5 | 9.1% | 12,400 |
| 2014 | 1,179.6 | 10.1% | 11,354 |
| 2015 | 906.1 | 7.8% | 12,336 |
| 2016 | 821.3 | 7.0% | 12,146 |
| 2017 | 783.2 | 6.7% | 12,200 |
| 2018 | 1,093.3 | 9.4% | 11,931 |
| 2019 | 664.8 | 5.8% | 12,294 |
| 2020 | 697.4 | 6.0% | 12,793 |
| 2021 | 661.9 | 5.8% | 12,544 |
| 2022 | 828.8 | 7.2% | 12,792 |
| 2023 | 729.8 | 6.3% | 11,990 |
| 2024 | 870.9 | 7.5% | 11,778 |
| 2025 | 1,297.2 | 15.8% | 11,050 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 15 | 15.7 | Jul 1967 | Operating (Out of service) | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 180 | 177 | Mar 1954 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 376 | 369.9 | Sep 1958 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| ST5 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 387 | 376.3 | May 1962 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | — | ST | 180 | 175 | Mar 1954 | not_current | — | coming soon |
| GEN3 | Petroleum Liquids | ST | 376 | 369 | Dec 1958 | not_current | — | coming soon |
| GEN4 | Petroleum Liquids | ST | 387 | 369 | Dec 1961 | not_current | — | coming soon |
| GEN5 | Petroleum Liquids | ST | 387 | 365 | Dec 1962 | not_current | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 387 | 376.3 | Dec 1961 | Retired Feb 2021 | — | 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 LLC | 100.0% | 958 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| 500MW CC | 528 MW | 0.5 km |
| New York University Central Plant | 14 MW | 0.9 km |
| NY CDG 010 | 1 MW | 1.2 km |
| Hell Gate | 94 MW | 1.3 km |
| Harlem River Yard | 94 MW | 1.3 km |
| Astoria Energy | 595 MW | 1.5 km |