Richard M. Flynn Power Plant Explained

Richard M. Flynn Power Plant
Coordinates:40.8167°N -73.0656°W
Country:United States
Location:Holtsville, New York
Status:O
Operator:New York Power Authority
Ps Electrical Capacity:164

The Richard M. Flynn Power Plant is a power plant in Holtsville, in Suffolk County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. It is operated by the New York Power Authority (NYPA).

Overview

The power plant is a combined cycle power plant containing a Siemens V84.2 gas turbine.[1] It has a nameplate capacity of 164 MW and is operated by the New York Power Authority.[2] [3] [4] It is the ninth largest power generation facility on Long Island by nameplate capacity, and the fifth largest in net energy generated with 564.0 GWh generated in 2020.[5] The electricity generated at the plant is distributed across Long Island via the Long Island Power Authority's electrical transmission network.

The plant is named after Richard M. Flynn, who had served as a chairman of the New York Power Authority.[6] [7]

History

The plant was the result of a rule change in New York State that required investor-owned utilities to competitively solicit bids on new power generation to lower costs. In 1990, the Long Island Lighting Company (LILCO) requested bids to provide 150 MW of power that would be available by 1994, the second such competition in New York.[8] The New York Power Authority emerged as the winner in part due to its advance purchase of the natural gas to run the plant.[9] [10] Its approval was delayed to examine a competing proposal to convert the built but unused Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant into a natural gas plant. The NYPA plant was built on LILCO property in Holtsville[11] adjacent to an existing gas turbine facility. It began operating on schedule in May 1994 and was the first plant completed under the competitive bidding system.[12] [13]

See also

References

  1. Web site: Directors. Clarion Energy Content. 2005-01-17. NYPA's Richard M. Flynn power plant marks 100,000 hour milestone for generating unit. 2021-11-30. POWERGRID International. en-US.
  2. Web site: United States - Maps - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). 2021-11-30. www.eia.gov. 2021-11-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20211124204212/https://www.eia.gov/state/maps.php. live.
  3. Web site: Electricity Data Browser. 2021-11-30. www.eia.gov. 2018-02-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20180210002932/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/browser/#/plant/7314. live.
  4. Web site: New York Power Authority, Richard M Flynn Plant - Holtsville, NY - Electric Utility Services. 2021-11-30. www.industrynet.com.
  5. Web site: 2021-04-01 . Gold Book: 2021 Load & Capacity Data . 2022-03-22 . New York Independent System Operator . 77–99.
  6. Web site: Directors. Clarion Energy Content. 2005-01-17. NYPA's Richard M. Flynn power plant marks 100,000 hour milestone for generating unit. 2021-11-30. POWERGRID International. en-US.
  7. News: McFadden. Robert D.. 1993-11-21. Power Authority Head Quits After Months of Criticism. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-11-30. 0362-4331. 2018-01-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20180117184905/http://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/21/nyregion/power-authority-head-quits-after-months-of-criticism.html. live.
  8. News: Wilson . Kinsey . 1990-05-31 . LILCO gets bids on power supplies . 2022-04-16 . Newsday . 20. Part 2: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99842462
  9. Web site: Annual Report for 1991 . 2022-04-16 . New York Power Authority . 9.
  10. News: Wilson . Kinsey . 1990-12-14 . NYPA tops race for power plant . 6 . Newsday . 2022-04-16.
  11. News: Rabin . Roni . 1991-06-13 . Holtsville gas plant approved by LILCO . 31 . Newsday . 2022-04-16.
  12. Medvec . M. D. . Rosen . V. . 1995-12-31 . First year operation at New York Power Authority's 150 MW Richard M. Flynn Combined Cycle Power Station . 405618 . English.
  13. Web site: 1996-07-31 . New York Power Authority Management And Operations . 2022-04-16 . New York Division of Management Audit . 25–28.

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