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Bayonne Energy Center

Bayonne Energy Center is a natural gas power plant located on Constable Hook in [[Bayonne, New Jersey]. It was originally developed as a joint venture between Hess Corporation and ArcLight Capital Partners[1][2][3], and it is operated by EthosEnergy.[4]

The plant has a capacity of 644 megawatts and began operations in 2012.[5] It is connected to a Consolidated Edison substation in Gowanus, Brooklyn, New York, by a 6.5-mile, 345-kilovolt underwater transmission line across the Upper New York Bay.[6][7] This cable is the world’s longest XLPE cable.[8][9]

The underwater portion of the cable is buried 15 feet below the harbor floor. Permits for the project were submitted to the New York State Department of Public Service, the US Army Corps of Engineers, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, the New York Department of State, and the New York Office of General Services.[10]

In 2014, Hess sold its share of the plant to ArcLight[11], which later transferred ownership to Macquarie Infrastructure Company.[12] In 2018, the plant was purchased by a Morgan Stanley investment fund.[13]

An expansion, Bayonne Energy Center II, added 120 megawatts to the facility in 2018.[14] Bayonne Energy Center II was one of three new natural gas plants built to meet regional electricity needs before the closure of the last reactor at the Indian Point Energy Center in 2021. The other two plants were the Cricket Valley Energy Center (1,100 MW) and the CPV Valley Energy Center (678 MW).[15][16]

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References

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  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-12-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Young, Deborah (12 October 2009). "Proposed Bayonne power plant not winning fans on Staten Island". SILive.com. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  4. ^ http://www.woodgroupgts.com/media/Pages/Bayonne-Energy-Center.aspx http://cloud-computing.tmcnet.com/news/2014/10/16/8070273.htm
  5. ^ Steadman, Andrew (24 May 2012). "Bayonne gas-fueled power plant is on schedule for summer opening". NJ.com. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  6. ^ "BAYONNE ENERGY CENTER POWER CABLE INSTALLATION - Caldwell". Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Caldwell Marine International, Submarine Utility Operations, the Bayonne Energy Center (BEC) Project". Archived from the original on 2014-12-30. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
  8. ^ World’s longest 345 kV AC submarine XLPE cable system Archived December 30, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "ABB sets new power cable record in New York Harbor". Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  10. ^ "Bayonne Energy Center | ESS Group, Inc. - Environmental Consulting and Engineering Services". essgroup.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
  11. ^ "Hess : FERC Issues Order Authorizing Disposition of Jurisdictional Facilities re Bayonne Energy Center, LLC et al Under EC14-97". 10 July 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  12. ^ "Macquarie Infrastructure Company Enters into Agreement to Acquire Bayonne Energy Center". 3 February 2015.
  13. ^ "Macquarie Completes Sale of Bayonne Energy Center". 4 April 2018.
  14. ^ "Our Projects". Tigergenco. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ 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.