Cricket Valley Energy
Cricket Valley Energy Center LLC - Dutchess County - NYISO
Cricket Valley Energy is a 1,100 MW natural-gas-fired combined-cycle generating facility in Dover Plains, Dutchess County, New York. It sells electricity, capacity, and ancillary services into the NYISO wholesale market via a 345 kV interconnection to Con Edison's transmission system. Cricket Valley Energy Center LLC, formed in 2009 as a single-purpose project entity and developed by Advanced Power AG, is the facility's legal owner. holds a majority equity interest following an out-of-court recapitalization in which Kiwoom's mezzanine debt converted into common equity.
Overview
Key fields
- Nameplate capacity
- 1,312.5 MW
Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- Registry anchor
- Plant 57185
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Structured profile
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Cricket Valley Energy Center LLC
Units and generators
Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U001 | 174.2 MW 143.3 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CA | Apr 2020 | Operating |
| U002 | 174.2 MW 143.3 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CA | Apr 2020 | Operating |
| U003 | 174.2 MW 143.3 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CA | Apr 2020 | Operating |
| U004 | 263.3 MW 195.4 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT | Apr 2020 | Operating |
| U005 | 263.3 MW 195.4 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT | Apr 2020 | Operating |
| U006 | 263.3 MW 195.4 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT | Apr 2020 | Operating |
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 1,312.5 MW
- National rank
- #37
- NY rank
- #1
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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Source-backed project transactions, agreements, land records, permits, and environmental disclosures. Portfolio and adjacent-project facts remain explicitly scoped.
Financing
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer / affiliate | Advanced Power AG | Developer and construction/asset manager |
| Equity investor | Marubeni Power International, Inc. | Early minority owner |
| Equity investor | Development Bank of Japan | Equity investor and infrastructure financier |
| Asset manager | Asset manager | |
| O&M provider | Cricket Power Operations, LLC | Operations and maintenance provider |
| EPC contractor | Engineering, procurement, and construction contractor | |
| Equipment supplier | General Electric | Turbine technology and equipment supplier |
| Transmission owner / interconnecting utility | Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. | Transmission owner and interconnection counterparty |
| Balancing authority / market operator | Market operator and balancing authority | |
| Fuel supplier | Iroquois Gas Transmission System | Natural gas pipeline supplier |
| Grid selection | plant:plant-57185 | Canonical asset page /nyiso/assets/plant/cricket-valley-energy. |
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
- Cricket Valley formed as single-purpose project companynrc.gov
Cricket Valley Energy Center LLC was formed as a single-purpose entity under New York Limited Liability Company Law to construct, own, and operate the facility.
- CPCN granted for facility construction and operationdocuments.d...
The New York Public Service Commission issued a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) to Cricket Valley Energy Center, authorizing the facility's construction, operation, and maintenance under a lightened regulatory regime.
- PSC ruling on ownership transfers for construction financingdocuments.d...
The New York PSC issued a declaratory ruling on indirect ownership-transfer transactions by Cricket Valley and multiple affiliates (AP Cricket Valley Holdings II, MC CVEC Project Holdings, Kiwoom SPV, Development Bank of Japan SPV, and others) intended to enable construction financing and project development.
- Original construction financing closed at USD 1.584 billionippjournal....
Cricket Valley announced successful financial close for the USD 1.584 billion construction project. The facility was fully permitted and approximately 1,100 MW. Financing comprised USD 709 million in equity commitments from JERA, TIAA Investments, Advanced Power, BlackRock, Development Bank of Japan, and NongHyup Financial Group, and USD 875 million in funded debt facilities from a syndicate of banks.
- Construction Commencedbechtel.com
Bechtel commenced construction of the Cricket Valley Energy Center on behalf of the project ownership group.
- JERA sells 6% interest to Development Bank of Japanjera.co.jp
JERA sold 6% of its equity interest in Cricket Valley Energy Center to the Development Bank of Japan, reducing JERA's stake from approximately 44% to approximately 38%. Development Bank of Japan was an existing investor in the project.
- Generators enter operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator U001, generator U002, generator U003, generator U004, generator U005, generator U006 with this operating date.
Sources
Common questions about Cricket Valley Energy
Answered from the published record above. Questions whose inputs this profile does not carry are omitted rather than estimated.
How big is Cricket Valley Energy?
Cricket Valley Energy has a reported capacity of 1,312.5 MW. Source: EIA Form 860M.
What kind of plant is Cricket Valley Energy?
Cricket Valley Energy is a Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle facility in Dutchess County, NY, participating in the NYISO market.
Where is Cricket Valley Energy located?
Cricket Valley Energy is in Dutchess County, NY, inside the NYISO balancing area.
Who operates Cricket Valley Energy?
Cricket Valley Energy is operated by Cricket Valley Energy Center LLC according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.
How much electricity does Cricket Valley Energy generate?
Cricket Valley Energy reported 5,967.7 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-04. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.
How does Cricket Valley Energy compare to other plants?
By capacity, Cricket Valley Energy ranks #37 of 538 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #1 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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