THE LUYSTER CREEK ENERGY PROJECT ... - Energy Highway

A S T O R I A
G E N E R A T I N G
AGC, acquired by USPowerGen on February 23, 2006, owns and operates fifty-three generating
units at three facilities in New York City with a total summer capacity of over 2,164 Megawatts (MW)
providing energy, capacity and ancillary services. These facilities operate in and generate electricity
for New York City’s power market (Zone J), which is administered by the NYISO. The three facilities
include the Astoria Generating Station (the “Astoria Facility”), the Gowanus Gas Turbine Facility
(“Gowanus”) and the Narrows Gas Turbine Facility (“Narrows”). The Astoria Facility consists of five
operating units (Units 20, 30, 40, 50 and GT-1) located in Astoria, New York. The five combined
operating units have a summer capacity rating of 1,298 MW. Units 30, 40, and 50 operate as intermediate
units, which run frequently, but are often used to follow load, ramping up during the peak
and shoulder hours of the day and backing down or shutting off during most low load hours. Unit
20 operates primarily as a peaking facility, running only during high load periods. Unit GT-1 is a 17
MW natural gas-fired combustion turbine provides peaking power and black start capability. The
generating units at the Gowanus and Narrows facilities are peaking units located in Brooklyn, New
York. Gowanus has 32 units (16 dual-fuel) with a summer capacity rating of 559 MW and Narrows
has 16 units (all dual-fuel) with a summer capacity rating of 307 MW.
In addition to these facilities, AGC has two development projects each of which is being individually
submitted in response to the Request For Information (RFI). The subject of this RFI submission
is the Luyster Creek Energy Project and is described below. Additional information regarding
the LCEP can be obtained at http://www.uspowergen.com/projects/luyster-creek/.
THE LUYSTER CREEK ENERGY PROJECT MAY 30, 2012
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