James A. FitzPatrick is a single-unit boiling-water nuclear reactor located in Scriba, Oswego County, New York, on the shores of Lake Ontario. Construction began in 1969, and the plant entered commercial operation on July 28, 1975. Originally developed and operated by the New York Power Authority in partnership with Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, the facility was sold to Entergy Corporation in November 2000. Following a planned 2015 closure announcement, the New York Clean Energy Standard facilitated the plant's continued operation. Exelon subsequently transferred ownership to its subsidiary Exelon FitzPatrick, LLC in November 2017, and the plant was included in Constellation Energy when Exelon separated its generation business in February 2022. Constellation Energy Generation, LLC currently operates the facility. The plant's renewed NRC operating license (DPR-59, docket 50-333) expires October 17, 2034, with a subsequent license-renewal pathway available through 2054. The facility generates up to 842 MW of carbon-free electricity and is interconnected to the New York Power Authority transmission system at 345 kV.
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| Generator | Technology | Status | Power (MW) | Energy (MWh) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuclear | Operating | 883.3 | Unknown |
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| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 883.3 MW 844 MW summer | Nuclear ST | Aug 1976 | Operating |
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The New York Power Authority's official timeline states that construction began on the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant (820,000 kW) on the shores of Lake Ontario near Oswego.
Monthly generation is reported through EIA-923. Capacity factor uses the current EIA nameplate capacity and is shown only for complete calendar years.
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View full reporting portfolioThe James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant entered commercial operation.
EIA-860 lists generator 1 with this operating date.
Entergy announced that FitzPatrick would be closed due to economic pressures, despite the operating license running through October 17, 2034.
Exelon Generation agreed to acquire ownership and assume operations of Entergy's James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant under an agreement totaling $110 million. The transaction was facilitated by New York's Clean Energy Standard (CES), approved the same week, which recognizes the zero-emission attributes of nuclear power plants.
The transfer of James A. FitzPatrick from Entergy to Exelon Generation was completed. The plant's federal operating license was transferred, and Exelon assumed ownership and management of operations. Approximately 600 employees transferred to Exelon.
The NRC approved a direct transfer of the James A. FitzPatrick Renewed Facility Operating License DPR-59 and the associated Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) general license from Exelon Generation Company, LLC to its wholly owned subsidiary, Exelon FitzPatrick, LLC. Exelon Generation remained responsible for operation and maintenance.
Exelon completed the separation of its competitive generation and customer-facing energy businesses into Constellation Energy, now an independent, publicly traded company. Constellation Energy Generation, LLC (formerly Exelon Generation Company, LLC) is now the owner and operator of James A. FitzPatrick. Exelon no longer retains ownership interest in Constellation.
The NRC issued an exemption in response to Constellation's December 7, 2023 request, allowing timely-renewal protection if Constellation submits a subsequent license-renewal application (SLRA) at least 3 years prior to the expiration of the existing operating license. If an acceptable SLRA is submitted by October 17, 2031, the current license will not expire until the NRC makes a final determination on the SLRA. The current license expires October 17, 2034.
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James A Fitzpatrick reports 883.3 MW nuclear of operating nameplate capacity. These technology ratings do not establish a common export limit. Source: EIA Sep 2026.
James A Fitzpatrick is a nuclear facility in Oswego County, NY, participating in the NYISO market.
James A Fitzpatrick is in Oswego County, NY, inside the NYISO balancing area.
James A Fitzpatrick is operated by Constellation Nuclear according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.
James A Fitzpatrick reported 7,367.9 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-07. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.
By capacity, James A Fitzpatrick ranks #50 of 54 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #2 of 3 in NY.
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