# Astoria Generating Station

NYISO asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/astoria-generating-station

Astoria Generating Company, L.P. - Queens County - NYISO

Astoria Generating Station is an EIA-anchored 943 MW natural-gas plant in Queens. Alpha Generation describes a 935 MW, four-unit facility and says Units 3 and 5 can use fuel oil when gas is constrained.

## Metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 943 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 8906 — plant-8906

## Facts

- **Technology:** Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- **Operator:** Alpha Generation LLC

## Related parties

- **Parent company:** Orion Power Holdings, Inc. — Parent company of Astoria GenCo, 1999–2006
- **Acquirer:** New York Power Authority (NYPA) — Adjacent-site purchaser in separate transaction ([source](https://www.nypa.gov/))

## Sources

- [documents.dps.ny.gov](https://documents.dps.ny.gov/public/Common/ViewDoc.aspx?DocRefId=%7B354FF0F9-BD98-4A23-8B0D-9D3EC8549DE0%7D) — documents.dps.ny.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [documents.dps.ny.gov](https://documents.dps.ny.gov/public/Common/ViewDoc.aspx?DocRefId=%7BE0464097-0000-C824-A98B-34BE58B01EE3%7D&DocTitle=Confirmation%20of%20Permanent%20Retirement%20of%20a%20Generating%20Facility) — documents.dps.ny.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [documents.dps.ny.gov](https://documents.dps.ny.gov/public/Common/ViewDoc.aspx?DocRefId=%7BE607DC0D-CE11-473B-AED2-412509598229%7D) — documents.dps.ny.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/astoria-generating-station
Website: [Astoria Generating Company, L.P.](https://www.alphagen.com/compliance/plant/astoria)

Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/