# E F Barrett

NYISO asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/e-f-barrett

National Grid Generation LLC - Nassau County - NYISO

E F Barrett is an operating, dual-fuel electric generating plant located in Island Park, Hempstead, Nassau County, New York. The exact EIA plant (ID 2511) comprises 13 generators with approximately 669.2 MW of nameplate capacity: two 188 MW natural-gas steam turbines placed in service in 1956 and 1963, and eleven combustion turbines including seven 18 MW simple-cycle units installed in 1970 and four 41.8 MW aero-derivative units installed in 1971. The plant is equipped to operate on natural gas (95.9% of fuel mix) and residual or distillate fuel oil (3.6%) as backup.

## Metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 669.2 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 2511 — plant-2511

## Facts

- **Technology:** Natural Gas Steam Turbine, Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- **Operator:** National Grid Generation LLC

## Related parties

- **Investor / joint venture partner:** NextEra Energy Resources LLC — Co-owner of proposed repowering project entity ([source](https://www.nexteraenergyresources.com/))
- **Parent company:** National Grid plc — Corporate parent ([source](https://www.nationalgrid.com/))
- **Former owner / parent company:** KeySpan Corporation — Prior corporate owner
- **Former owner:** Long Island Lighting Company (LILCO) — Original owner and builder

## Sources

- [liherald.com](https://www.liherald.com/islandpark/stories/national-grid-island-park-barrett-power-plant-upgrade%2C221289) — liherald.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [liherald.com](https://www.liherald.com/islandpark/stories/national-grid-island-park-barrett-power-plant-upgrade,221289) — liherald.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [lipower.org](https://www.lipower.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2017-04-19_Barrett_Repowering_Study_Draft1.pdf) — lipower.org · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/e-f-barrett
Website: [National Grid Generation LLC](https://www.nationalgrid.com/)

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