East River
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. - New York County - NYISO
East River Generating Station is a Con Edison electricity-and-steam cogeneration facility at 701–827 East 14th Street in Manhattan, New York. The station combines legacy natural-gas-fired steam-turbine equipment with two natural-gas-fired combustion turbines, heat-recovery steam generators, and duct-firing equipment installed as part of the 2001–2005 East River Repowering Project. The facility uses natural gas as its primary fuel and low-sulfur distillate as emergency backup. The repowering increased the complex from approximately 300 MW to 660 MW electric capacity and expanded steam generation from 2.7 to 5.7 million pounds per hour. East River is the only generation source located within the lower-Manhattan load pocket and is the largest and most strategically located production resource for Con Edison's steam system, supplying over half of New York City's steam system capacity.
Overview
Key fields
- Nameplate capacity
- 716.2 MW
Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- Registry anchor
- Plant 2493
plant-2493
Structured profile
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine, Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
Units and generators
Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 180 MW 152.1 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT | Apr 2005 | Operating |
| 2 | 180 MW 153.9 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT | Apr 2005 | Operating |
| 6 | 156.2 MW 132.7 MW summer | Natural Gas Steam Turbine Natural Gas · ST | Nov 1951 | Operating |
| 7 | 200 MW 176.8 MW summer | Natural Gas Steam Turbine Natural Gas · ST | Jun 1955 | Operating |
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 360 MW
- National rank
- #145
- 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
HIFLD infrastructure inventoryCommercial, land, and environmental record
Source-backed project transactions, agreements, land records, permits, and environmental disclosures. Portfolio and adjacent-project facts remain explicitly scoped.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Owner / operator | permit holder and operator | |
| Former owner | New York Edison Company | original developer and constructor |
| Balancing authority / market operator | wholesale market and system operator | |
| Regulator | environmental permitting authority | |
| Equipment supplier | gas turbine OEM | |
| Grid selection | plant:plant-2493 | Canonical asset page /nyiso/assets/plant/east-river. |
Reporting portfolio
| Largest reported plants | Capacity | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| East RiverCurrent | 716.2 MW | NY | |
| 74th Street | 37 MW | NY | |
| 59th Street | 17.1 MW | NY | |
| Fox Hills Battery Station | 7.5 MW | NY | |
| Brownsville Energy Storage System | 5.6 MW | NY | |
| 98th Street Battery Storage Station | 2 MW | NY |
Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.
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Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.
Project timeline
- Initial construction and commercial operationen.wikipedi...
The original East River Generating Station was constructed by New York Edison Company and began operating in 1926.
- Early expansion with third generatoren.wikipedi...
A third 160 MW generator entered service at East River in October 1929, together with three new boilers.
- Major postwar expansion planningen.wikipedi...
Con Edison began planning to nearly double the capacity of the East River Generating Station by adding two new generators and boilers.
- Postwar expansion—Units 5 and 6en.wikipedi...
Two 125 MW generators, Units 5 and 6, were placed into service at East River in 1951.
- Generator enters operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator 6 with this operating date.
- Generator enters operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator 7 with this operating date.
- East River Repowering Project announcedinvestor.co...
Con Edison announced plans to repower its East River Generating Station to replace steam and electric capacity from the planned closure of Waterside Generating Station.
- Article X application fileddocuments.d...
Con Edison filed an Article X application with the New York Public Service Commission for the East River Repowering Project, projected to generate $360 million in total capital costs.
- Repowering project construction commencedpower-eng.c...
Con Edison undertook the East River Repowering Project to install two natural-gas-fired combustion turbines, two heat-recovery steam generators, a demineralization facility, and associated process piping.
- Generators enter operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator 1, generator 2 with this operating date.
Sources
Common questions about East River
Answered from the published record above. Questions whose inputs this profile does not carry are omitted rather than estimated.
How big is East River?
East River has a reported capacity of 716.2 MW. Source: EIA Form 860M.
What kind of plant is East River?
East River is a Natural Gas Steam Turbine, Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine facility in New York County, NY, participating in the NYISO market.
Where is East River located?
East River is in New York County, NY, inside the NYISO balancing area.
Who operates East River?
East River is operated by Consolidated Edison Co-NY Inc according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.
How much electricity does East River generate?
East River reported 2,778.4 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-04. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.
How does East River compare to other plants?
By capacity, East River ranks #145 of 825 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #1 of 31 in NY.
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