Caithness LI Energy Center

The Caithness Long Island Energy Center (CLIEC) will be the most energy efficient and environmentally friendly power plant on Long Island. It will produce up to 350 megawatts of electricity.

CLIEC was selected as the on-Island component of a diverse portfolio of resources developed under a comprehensive request for proposals process in accordance with the procurement requirements of the State of New York.

The Caithness facility is being built in an industrial park in Yaphank in the Brookhaven Town Empire Zone. It will be further away from residences than any other power plant on Long Island. The Final Environmental Impact Statement issued under a State Environmental Quality Review Act process concluded that the Caithness project will have no negative impact on the environment or on public health.

A power purchase agreement between LIPA and Caithness Long Island was approved by the Office of the State Comptroller on November 6, 2006. Construction began in the spring of 2007.

CLIEC is expected to be completed and begin generating electricity for LIPA’s customers by the summer of 2009.

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Environmental Impact StatementPDF

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Last Updated: 05/21/2009