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Bethpage Power Plant

Bethpage Power Plant is a 240 MW operating gas power plant in Nassau County, New York, operated by Calpine Eastern Corp.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingAug 1989 (current stage)
  5. ClosedAug 2024 (not yet reached)

This plant has generators at more than one stage; see the table below.

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
GEN5Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine60 MW OperatingJul 2002
GEN6Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle60 MW OperatingJul 2005
GEN7Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle36 MW OperatingJul 2005
GEN1Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle34 MW OperatingAug 1989
GEN2Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle34 MW OperatingAug 1989
GEN3Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle16 MW OperatingAug 1989
GEN4Petroleum Liquids0.4 MW RetiredAug 1989Aug 2024

Plant details

Operator
Calpine Eastern Corp
Location
Nassau County, New York
Balancing authority
NYIS
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Capacity
Operating: 240 MW
Retired: 0.4 MW
First unit online
Aug 1989
EIA plant ID
50292

Location

40.7469, -73.4994

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem