Brownfield & Retired Power Plant Sites in New York

110 catalogued brownfield and retired-generation sites in New York, listed by former capacity. Each carries an existing utility-scale grid interconnection that a new datacenter load may be able to re-use.

SiteFormer useCapacityRetiredCounty
Charles Polettioil883 MW2010-02-01Queens
Bowline Pointgas750 MWRockland
Ravenswoodgas545 MW2023-05-01Queens
Bethlehem Energy Centergas400 MW2005-12-01Albany
Rochester 7coal253 MW2008-04-01Monroe
Glenwoodgas228 MW2012-07-01Nassau
Watersideoil200 MW2005-04-01New York
Hudson Avenueoil109 MW2022-11-01Kings
Far Rockawaygas100 MW2012-07-01Queens
Gowanus Gas Turbines Generatinggas93 MWKings
NISA Electric Generation Projectgas93 MWKings
Oswego Harbor Powergas92 MW2003-12-01Oswego
Port Jeffersonoil92 MW1997-09-01Suffolk
RED-Rochester, LLCcoal89 MW2020-06-01Monroe
Ogdensburg Powergas72 MW2007-06-01St Lawrence
ReEnergy Black Riverbiomass56 MW2023-04-01Jefferson
Kennedy International Airport Cogengas50 MWQueens
Greenidge Generation LLCcoal50 MW2009-12-01Yates
Long Island Solar Farm at Brookhaven National Laboratorysuperfund32 MW
South Cairooil21 MW2024-03-01Greene
Bethlehem Steel Winds Ircra20 MW
Plant No 2 Freeportoil19 MW2004-02-01Nassau
Rochester 3oil19 MW2011-12-01Monroe
Rochester 9gas19 MW2014-02-01Monroe
E F Barrettgas18 MW2011-10-01Nassau
Bethlehem Steel Winds IIrcra15 MW
Bethlehem Steel Sun Site 2rcra9 MW
Albany Medical Ctr Cogen Plantgas9 MW2024-10-01Albany
Stanford Solarmine8 MW
Glenville Landfill Solar Projectlandfill8 MW
Plant No 1 Freeportoil7 MW2021-05-01Nassau
Auburn State Streetgas7 MW2019-10-01Cayuga
Fort Edward Landfilllandfill7 MW
Lancaster 2 Solarlandfill7 MW
Modern Innovative Energy LLCgas6 MWNiagara
Seneca Energygas6 MWSeneca
Lancaster 1 Solarlandfill6 MW
Higleyhydro6 MW2003-09-01St Lawrence
Riverbayoil6 MW2006-10-01Bronx
Montaukoil6 MW2013-05-01Suffolk
Manlius Landfill Solarlandfill6 MW
6140 Route 209 Solar Sitemine6 MW
Broadway Landfill Solarlandfill5 MW
Swinging Bridge 1hydro5 MW2006-06-01Sullivan
Gloversville Landfilllandfill5 MW
Frankfort Community Solarmanufacturing5 MW
Charles P Kelleroil4 MW2018-12-01Nassau
Bethel Solar Arraylandfill4 MW
Iola Powerhouse & Cogeneration Facilitygas4 MW2021-06-01Monroe
Olean Gateway "Solean"manufacturing4 MW
Kings Park Solar Projectlandfill4 MW
Bethlehem Steel Sunrcra4 MW
Homeridae Projectmanufacturing4 MW
Montefieor Medical Center Moses Divisiongas4 MW2017-06-01Bronx
SREC Bath LFGTEgas3 MW2019-04-01Steuben
Lincoln Ave. Landfill Solarlandfill3 MW
Myer Solarmanufacturing3 MW
Kensicohydro3 MW2012-09-01Westchester
Saugerties Town Landfilllandfill3 MW
Tannery Road Landfilllandfill3 MW
Guilderland Landfilllandfill3 MW
DeWitt Landfill Solarlandfill3 MW
Payne Beach Road landfilllandfill3 MW
Troy Landfill Solar 2landfill3 MW
Emerson Street Landfilllandfill3 MW
Tonawanda Landfilllandfill3 MW
Weibel Avenue Landfilllandfill3 MW
City of Canandaigua - Phase Ilandfill2 MW
New York University Central Plantgas2 MW2024-09-01New York
West Nyack Landfilllandfill2 MW
Blydenburgh Landfill Solar IIsuperfund2 MW
Fork in the Roadlandfill2 MW
West Shore Drive Landfill Solarlandfill2 MW
Union Valelandfill2 MW
Wallkill Landfilllandfill2 MW
Keukahydro2 MW2006-11-01Steuben
Dennings Point Landfill Solarlandfill2 MW
Monroe Landfill Solarlandfill2 MW
Ulster County Landfill Solarlandfill2 MW
SUNY Old Westbury Collegegas2 MW2022-03-01Nassau
Holtsville Ecology Solar Sitelandfill2 MW
Waste Management Madison County LFGTEgas2 MW2022-12-01Madison
Hyland LFGTE Facilitygas2 MWAllegany
Honeywell Water Treatment Plantpower_plant2 MW
Williamson Landfilllandfill2 MW
Olean Gateway "Solean" Westmanufacturing2 MW
PatterSun NY #2landfill1 MW
Papermill Road Landfill Solarlandfill1 MW
City of Ogdensburgmine1 MW
Tonawanda Landfill (Wales Avenue)landfill1 MW
Accabonac Solar Farmlandfill1 MW
Warwarsing Landfill Solarlandfill1 MW
Auburn LFG Energy Facilitygas1 MW2014-04-01Cayuga
Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospitaloil1 MW2020-02-01Nassau
Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Centeroil1 MW2024-05-01Bronx
Oswego Falls Westhydro1 MW2005-09-01Oswego
Clifton Park Landfilllandfill1 MW
Mount Sinai Beth Israeloil1 MW2019-08-01New York
Sympaug Solar Projectlandfill1 MW
PatterSun NY #1landfill1 MW
West Park Landfill (Floyd Ackert Rd.)landfill1 MW
Troy Landfill Solar 1landfill1 MW
Hoosick Falls Solar Gardenlandfill1 MW
Mount Kisco Landfill Solarlandfill1 MW
Tech Cityrcra0 MW
Blydenburgh Landfill Solar Isuperfund0 MW
Madison County Agriculture and Renewable Energy Parklandfill0 MW
Lawrence Aviation Industries Site Geothermal (GSHP)superfund0 MW
Madison County Landfill (Canastota)landfill0 MW
Former Ferdula Landfilllandfill

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