Gowanus Barge Mounted Power Plant is a 320MW dual-fuel fired power project. It is located in New York, the US. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in multiple phases. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in June 1971. Buy the profile here.

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Description

The project is currently owned by Eastern Generation with a stake of 100%.

It is a Gas Turbine power plant that is used for Peakload. The power plant run on dual-fuel. The primary fuel being used to power the plant is natural gas. In case of shortage of natural gas the plant can also run on Distillate Fuel Oil.

The project generated 4,677MWh of electricity.

Development status

The project got commissioned in June 1971.

Contractors involved

GE Power was selected as the turbine supplier for thermal power project. The project consists of 16 units of MS5001N turbines, each with 20MW nameplate capacity.

GE Power supplied electric generator for the Gowanus Barge Mounted Power Plant (Gowanus Gas Turbine Power Plant Phase I).

GE Power supplied electric generator for the Gowanus Barge Mounted Power Plant (Gowanus Gas Turbine Power Plant Phase II).

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This content was updated on 4 January 2024

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This information is drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center, which provides detailed profiles of over 170,000 active, planned and under construction power plants worldwide from announcement through to operation across all technologies and countries worldwide.