CPV Valley Energy Center is a power plant in Wawayanda, New York, operated by Competitive Power Ventures (CPV). The 675-megawatt natural gas-fired plant came online in 2018 despite opposition from area residents.[1]
| CPV Valley Energy Center | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Wawayanda, New York |
| Coordinates | 41°24′43″N 74°26′14″W / 41.411936°N 74.437196°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 2018 |
| Operator | Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Natural gas |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 10 |
| Nameplate capacity | 675 MW |
The CPV Valley Energy Center was one of the three natural gas-fired plants in the New York metropolitan area that came online to support electricity needs before the decommission of the last nuclear reactor of the Indian Point Energy Center in 2021. The other two plants were Bayonne Energy Center II (120 MW) and Cricket Valley Energy Center (1,020 MW).[2][3]
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edit- ^ Proctor, Darrell (2 October 2018). "New York Gas Plant Comes Online Despite Opposition". Power Magazine. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "New York's Indian Point nuclear power plant closes after 59 years of operation". Today in Energy. U.S. Energy Information Administration. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ Roston, Eric; Wade, Will (30 April 2021). "As Indian Point Goes Dark, New York Races to Swap Nuclear With Wind". Bloomberg. Retrieved 6 April 2024.