New York, NY: 1963 2.4gw Ravenswood Generation Station

(Satellite, another satellite)

The gantry crane on the left indicates that the plant used to receive coal from barges. It now burns natural gas with fuel oil as a backup. I'm surprised that they haven't scrapped the conveyors.

Boat View, Nov 2016

Street View, Jun 2021

The power plant is in Queens between the Roosevelt Island and Queensboro Bridges.

Street View, Jun 2022

Water transport for coal was important because there were no railroads in the vicinity.

1956/59 Central Park Quad @ 24,000

riselight

For nearly 60 years, Ravenswood Generating, an asset of Rise Light and Power, has been a vital part of New York’s energy system. Located on 28 waterfront acres in Long Island City, Queens, Ravenswood represents more than 20 percent of New York City’s generation capacity.

It played a major role in re-energizing the grid after 2003’s Northeast Blackout. It has continuously delivered safe and reliable service during major weather events, including Hurricane Sandy during which it provided up to 50 percent of New York City’s energy and others, like the recent “Polar Vortex” and “Bomb Cyclone.”

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I can't believe the severity of this error. This is a hydropower Kaplan water turbine, not a steam turbine!

@ 2:14

This is a steam turbine.

Joean Ngew posted via Dennis DeBruler

They removed their 17 single-cycle peaking plant. I presume that this unit replaces that capacity.

skanska
Skanska was awarded a contract to build a 250 megawatt combined-cycle power plant in Long Island City, N.Y. The plant uses a combustion turbine generator that outputs 160 megawatts; a heat recovery steam generator; and a 90 megawatt steam turbine generator. The unit adds 12 percent more generating capacity to Ravenswood Station than the previous unit.
Installation included "a 400 foot-tall, reinforced-concrete stack that features an 18-foot diameter interior wall lined with insulating steel."

My presumption was wrong. The combined cycle unit was in addition to the peaker plant.

MichaelMinn
"The plant was opened in 1963 by Consolidated Edison and was nicknamed "Big Allis" after its million-kilowatt Allis-Chalmers generator (the largest generator in the world at the time)....In 2005, the facility was rated at 2,400 MW, producing 25% of NYC's power with three large steam-generating units, a 250 megawatt combined-cycle generating unit and 17 gas turbine generators."

gem

Below is my first results from the Google search. Fortunately, I found an "All" option next to a bold "AI Mode" option that gave me the traditional output that allows me to specify source references.

Google search results for "ravenswood generating station"