# Plant No 2 Freeport

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Operating electric utility power plant at 289 Buffalo Ave, Freeport, Nassau County, New York, consisting of an 18.1 MW petroleum-liquids combustion turbine that began operating in May 1973 and a 60.5 MW natural-gas-fired combustion turbine that began operating in April 2004, for a combined nameplate capacity of 78.6 MW. The 2004 project installed a GE LM6000 turbine and shared gas, electric-interconnection, substation, and site infrastructure with a separately owned merchant generator. The plant is municipally owned by the Village of Freeport and operates within NYISO Zone K.

## Key facts

- Technology: Petroleum Liquids, Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Power capacity: 78.6 MW

## Grid and market context

- ISO/RTO: NYISO
- Balancing authority: NYISO

## Source-backed facts

- Operations.market resource ids: 1660 — nyiso.com · confidence: review_required
- Equipment.ct2 generator mw: 50 MW — freeportelectric.com · confidence: review_required
- Equipment.gen3 generator mw: 18.2 MW — freeportelectric.com · confidence: review_required
- Financing.project bond amount usd: 51000000 USD — freeportelectric.com · confidence: review_required
- Financing.estimated completion cost usd: 60000000 USD — freeportelectric.com · confidence: review_required
- Financing.additional bond anticipation notes usd: 22000000 USD — freeportelectric.com · confidence: review_required

## Timeline

- 2002 — New generation project advanced
  Freeport selected PPL Global as preferred vendor, arranged interim electricity supply with LIPA, and completed environmental review to advance the Power Plant 2 generation project
  Source: freeportelectric.com (https://www.freeportelectric.com/2184/Archives)
- 2003 — Merchant developer changed
  LIPA selected ASH Energy as preferred developer for the second merchant generator after PPL Global withdrew from the project
  Source: freeportelectric.com (https://www.freeportelectric.com/2194/June-2003)
- 2004-04-01 — Municipal turbine entered operation
  The new municipal combustion turbine (CT5/LM6000) began operation on April 1, 2004. Integration with the new substation disconnected and effectively decommissioned old Power Plant 2 Units 1 and 2
  Source: freeportelectric.com (https://www.freeportelectric.com/2202/April-2004)

## Sources

- [freeportelectric.com](https://www.freeportelectric.com/2155/Generation-Statistics) — freeportelectric.com · tier public_source
- [freeportelectric.com](https://www.freeportelectric.com/2184/Archives) — freeportelectric.com · tier public_source
- [freeportelectric.com](https://www.freeportelectric.com/2192/April-2003) — freeportelectric.com · tier public_source
- [freeportelectric.com](https://www.freeportelectric.com/2194/June-2003) — freeportelectric.com · tier public_source
- [freeportelectric.com](https://www.freeportelectric.com/2195/July-2003) — freeportelectric.com · tier public_source
- [freeportelectric.com](https://www.freeportelectric.com/2200/January-2004) — freeportelectric.com · tier public_source
- [freeportelectric.com](https://www.freeportelectric.com/2202/April-2004) — freeportelectric.com · tier public_source
- [gevernova.com](https://www.gevernova.com/gas-power/products/gas-turbines/lm6000) — gevernova.com · tier public_source
- [nyiso.com](https://www.nyiso.com/documents/20142/44474211/2024-NYCA-Generators.xlsx/41a5cba2-523a-9fe0-9830-a523839a2831) — nyiso.com · tier authoritative

## Data quality

- The separately tracked Equus Freeport Power merchant generator is colocated at 289 Buffalo Avenue but is distinct from EIA plant 2679 and should not be merged into this plant's capacity or ownership history. The official 2004 project release describes the municipal project as a 47 MW combustion turbine, while the EIA-derived plant record reports 60.5 MW nameplate capacity for the 2004 generator (CT5). Freeport Electric's generation-statistics page lists 50 MW actual for the GE LM6000. These figures reflect different capacity conventions or summer vs. nameplate standards. The old Units 1 and 2 were decommissioned when the new turbine entered operation in April 2004. The available record shows the 2004 unit operating through December 2024. NYISO deactivation records show Freeport 1-4 (PTID 1660) retired 2022-05-01, but the CT5 unit (PTID 23818) remains active in the NYISO registry as of the latest verification date. No acquisition, sale, predecessor-owner transfer, or portfolio transaction for the exact EIA plant is documented in the gathered evidence. The financing figures are project bonds and construction financing, not sale consideration.
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