CPV Valley Energy Center
CPV Valley, LLC - Orange County - NYISO
CPV Valley Energy Center is a 680-MW natural-gas-fired combined-cycle electric generating facility located in Wawayanda, Orange County, New York. The plant uses two Siemens SGT6-5000F gas turbines and one Siemens SST-5000 steam turbine, operating primarily on pipeline natural gas with ultra-low-sulfur distillate oil available as backup fuel. CPV Valley, LLC is the owner and operator; the facility is developed and managed by Competitive Power Ventures. The plant serves the Lower Hudson Valley reliability region and displaces less-efficient generation while supporting grid stability.
Overview
Key fields
- Nameplate capacity
- 770.5 MW
Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- Registry anchor
- Plant 56940
plant-56940
Structured profile
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- CPV Valley, LLC
Units and generators
Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTG1 | 235 MW 175.8 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT | May 2018 | Operating |
| CTG2 | 235 MW 183.4 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT | May 2018 | Operating |
| STG | 300.5 MW 295.1 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CA | May 2018 | Operating |
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 770.5 MW
- National rank
- #154
- NY rank
- #5
Monthly generation
Download CSVMonthly generation is reported through EIA-923. Capacity factor uses the current EIA nameplate capacity and is shown only for complete calendar years.
Grid and market context
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Nearby substations
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Transactions and agreements
Related parties and identifiers
Parties, market resources, and identifiers tied to this asset, with owner, operator, developer, EPC, compliance provider, and interconnecting entity roles kept separate.
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Parties and identifiers
| Relationship | Entity | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Operator / developer / asset manager | Developer, asset manager, and CPV corporate platform | |
| Former owner | Predecessor corporate owner (2015–2021) | |
| Owner / equity investor | Successor corporate owner (70% stake through acquisition) | |
| Owner / equity investor | Development and financing partner; 50% indirect owner | |
| Parent company | Ultimate parent of Diamond Generating Corporation | |
| EPC contractor / construction contractor | Lead EPC contractor (joint venture with Burns & McDonnell and ECCO III Enterprises) | |
| Financier / equipment supplier | Gas and steam turbine OEM; project-finance lender | |
| Grid selection | plant:plant-56940 | Canonical asset page /nyiso/assets/plant/cpv-valley-energy-center. |
Reporting portfolio
Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.
Timeline and sources
Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.
Project timeline
- Development and pre-construction planningdocuments.d...
NY regulatory materials describe CPV Valley as a proposed Lower Hudson Valley combined-cycle project in development stage; CPV intended to finance through non-recourse credit facilities and sponsor equity with a proposed June 1, 2016 commercial-operation target.
- Construction contract and startskanska.com
Skanska signed a $255 million construction contract with CPV; Skanska, Burns & McDonnell, and ECCO III Enterprises formed the EPC joint venture. Construction began in July 2015 with scheduled substantial completion in 2017.
- Generators enter operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator CTG1, generator CTG2, generator STG with this operating date.
Sources
Common questions about CPV Valley Energy Center
Answered from the published record above. Questions whose inputs this profile does not carry are omitted rather than estimated.
How big is CPV Valley Energy Center?
CPV Valley Energy Center has a reported capacity of 770.5 MW. Source: EIA Form 860M.
What kind of plant is CPV Valley Energy Center?
CPV Valley Energy Center is a Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle facility in Orange County, NY, participating in the NYISO market.
Where is CPV Valley Energy Center located?
CPV Valley Energy Center is in Orange County, NY, inside the NYISO balancing area.
Who operates CPV Valley Energy Center?
CPV Valley Energy Center is operated by CPV Valley, LLC according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.
How much electricity does CPV Valley Energy Center generate?
CPV Valley Energy Center reported 4,555.3 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-04. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.
How does CPV Valley Energy Center compare to other plants?
By capacity, CPV Valley Energy Center ranks #154 of 538 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #5 of 39 in NY.
Co-located assets
Plants within 25 km, nearest first, regardless of technology. Proximity is straight-line distance between mapped plant coordinates; it does not by itself establish a shared point of interconnection.
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