Coal-Fired Plants in New York

Black River Location: NY Operator: Black River Energy LLC Configuration: 1 X 50  MW CHP Fuel: anthracite, bituminous coal, wood Operation: 1990 Boiler supplier: Pyropower T/G supplier: Dresser EPC: Duke, J A Jones Quick facts: This CFB plant was developed by Fort Drum Cogeneration Partners to sell steam to the Fort Drum Army base and electricity on the open market. The original contract with Fort Drum required co-firing of wood waste. Coal use is about 200,000 tpy and wood use is about 10,000 tpy. The plant now sells power to Select Energy Inc and was acquired by Energy Investor Funds in June 2004. Photograph courtesy of Energy Investor Funds LLC Posted 12 Nov 2005	Danskammer Point Location: NY Operator: Dynegy Northeast Generation Configuration: 2 X 72 MW, 1 X 147 MW, 1 X 239 MW Operation: 1951-1967 Fuel: bituminous coal, fuel oil, natural gas Boiler supplier: CE T/G supplier: GE EPC: Burns & Roe, Stone & Weaster, J A Jones Quick facts: Danskammer is on the Hudson River in Newburgh, adjacent to the Roseton Generating Station. The site was developed and operated for many years by Central Hudson Gas & Electric and sold to Dynegy in 2001. Photograph by cupricOxide (wiki.worldflics.org) Posted 29 Nov 2009	AES Greenidge Location: NY Operator: AES Corp Configuration: 2 X 20 MW (ret), 1 X 50 MW, 1 X 113 MW Operation: 1938-1953 Fuel: coal, wood Boiler supplier: FW, B&W, CE T/G supplier: GE EPC: Gilbert Quick facts: Greenidge was acquired from New York State Electric & Gas in May 1999. A variety of major modifications have been implemented and/or planned at Greenidge including wood cofiring, natural gas reburn, and advanced CFB repowering. Testing of the wood co-firing scheme began in Oct 1994 and is unusual in that the wood is prepared and blown into the Unit-4 T-fired boiler. Up to 10% of heat input is from wood waste. Photograph courtesy of Power Posted 21 Jun 2006
Huntley Location: NY Operator: NRG Energy Inc Configuration: 2 X 100 MW, 2 X 218 MW Operation: 1953-1958 Fuel: bituminous coal Boiler supplier: B&W, CE T/G supplier: GE, WH EPC: Niagara Mohawk Power Quick facts: Huntley was acquired from Niagara Mohawk Power Corp by an agreement reached in Dec 1998. An 800-MW IGCC plant is planned for the site. Photograph by Nathan Cook and courtesy of isledegrande.com Posted 15 Nov 2006	Samuel A Carlson Location: NY Operator: Jamestown Board of Public Utilities Configuration: 1 X 29 MW, 1 X 25 MW CHP Operation: 1949-1957 Fuel: coal Boiler supplier: Erie T/G supplier: GE Quick facts: A 43-MW topping gas turbine was added in 2002 Photograph courtesy of Jamestown BPU Posted 11 Jan 2002	AES Somerset Location: NY Operator: AES Somerset LLC Configuration: 1 X 675 MW Operation: 1984 Fuel: bituminous coal Boiler supplier: B&W T/G supplier: GE EPC: Ebasco Quick facts: This is the largest and most modern coal-fired generating station in New York. The plant was built by New York State Electric & Gas Co and formerly known as Kintigh. AES Corp acquired the facility in May 1999 and in the following month, B&W completed the first large coal-fired SCR retrofit in the U.S. at the site. Photograph courtesy of New York State Dept of Environmental Conservation Posted 29 July 2006
	AES Westover Location: NY Operator: AES Corp Configuration: 1 X 44, 1 X 75 MW Operation: 1943-1951 Fuel: bituminous coal Boiler supplier: FW, CE T/G supplier: WH EPC: Gilbert Quick facts: This is the former Goudey power plant build New York State Electric & Gas Co and acquired by AES in May 1999. NYSEG’s first corporate predecessor was Ithaca Gas Light Co, incorporated in October 1852. A year later, Ithaca had its first coal-gas lamps. The first unit at Goudey was built in 1917. Photograph courtesy of AES Corp Posted 3 Mar 2007

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