Company InformationPowering Long Island: Past Projects
This section describes some of the actions LIPA has taken to provide a reliable supply of electricity for its customers.
Pinelawn Power Electric Generating Facility -
2005 PROJECT
The 79.9 megawatt Pinelawn Power electric generating facility in
West Babylon was one of two state-of-the-art combined cycle
power plants completed on Long Island in 2005. It is one of the
most efficient power plants on Long Island. LIPA purchases the
power generated by the facility under a 20-year Power Purchase
Agreement. The facility is located in an industrial area adjacent to a
municipal landfill and uses state-of-the-art pollution control
equipment. It is fueled primarily with natural gas, with liquid
fuel as backup. The facility’s equipment includes a General
Electric LM 6000 combustion turbine generator, a once-through
steam generator equipped with duct burners, a steam turbine
generator, and a two-cell evaporative cooling tower.
Calpine Bethpage Energy Center 3 -
2005 PROJECT
The 79.9 megawatt Calpine Bethpage Energy Center 3 was one
of two state-of-the-art combined cycle power plants completed on
Long Island in 2005. It is one of the most efficient power
plants on Long Island. LIPA purchases the power generated by the
facility under a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement. The facility is located adjacent to existing Calpine power
generation facilities and uses state-of-the-art pollution
control equipment. It is fueled with natural gas. The facility’s
equipment includes a GE LM 6000 combustion turbine generator, an
IST once-through steam generator equipped with duct burners, a
Siemens Westinghouse steam turbine generator, and a five-cell
cooling tower.
Newbridge Road Connector Project -
2004
PROJECT
LIPA has built an underground electric transmission line
to connect three substations that form part of the
backbone of Long Island's transmission system. The
Newbridge Road Connector has enhanced system reliability
by reinforcing and increasing the capability of existing
transmission capacity.
Cross-Sound Cable -
2002 PROJECT
The Cross-Sound Cable (CSC) is a 330 megawatt high voltage
direct current (HVDC) electric transmission cable between
Shoreham, New York and New Haven, Connecticut. It was completed
in 2002 but did not begin commercial operation due to opposition
from the State of Connecticut. Following the blackout of August
2003, the federal Department of Energy issued an emergency order
that allowed the cable to operate until May of 2004. CSC finally
began regular commercial operations in June of 2004 under a
settlement negotiated between New York and Connecticut. CSC provides LIPA with access to lower cost sources of
electricity in New England and has improved electric system
reliability on both sides of the Long Island Sound. In
conjunction with the Neptune cable between Sayreville, New
Jersey and New Cassel, New York, the Cross-Sound Cable has
opened up an electric transmission corridor from the Midwest to
Long Island and on into New England and Canada.
Power Generation Projects 2002-2004
During the summer of 2001, LIPA determined that due to Long
Island's rapidly growing demand for electricity, there was an
urgent need to add at least 400 megawatts (MW) of new electric
power generation capacity on Long Island. LIPA followed a
rigorous environmental review and public outreach process which
successfully added six new electric generating facilities around
Long Island in 2002. LIPA increased competition in the power plant business on
Long Island by selecting four different developers for the six
projects. Calpine built a 44 MW facility in Bethpage; Florida
Power & Light built a 53 MW facility in Far Rockaway; KeySpan
built 79.9 MW facilities in Glenwood Landing and Port Jefferson;
and Pennsylvania Power & Light built 79.9 MW facilities in
Brentwood and Shoreham. Additional facilities were built in 2003-04 to meet
continuing growth in summer peak demand for electricity on Long
Island: the 54 MW Hawkeye Greenport Generating Facility; the 55
MW Jamaica Bay Energy Center built by Florida Power & Light in
Far Rockaway; and twin 46 MW facilities built by Equus Power in
the Village of Freeport.
