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Regional Employers in the Energy Field
The following list of energy companies was compiled by the Oswego County Business Magazine for its Business Guide.
ENTERGY NUCLEAR NORTHEAST
Address: 268 Lake Road / P O. Box 110 .
Lycoming, NY 13093
Phone: 342-3840
Fax: 349-6684
Web site: www.entergy.com
In Oswego County since: 1975
Total employment: 700
Full-time: 700
Operations: Entergy Corporation is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production, retail distributions operations. Entergy own and operates power plants with about 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity; it is the second largest nuclear generator in the United States. Entergy delivers electricity to 2.6 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Entergy has annual revenues of over $9 billion and approximately 14,000 employees. The nuclear businesses of Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) are headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi. Entergy Nuclear operates five reactors at four locations in Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana under regulatory jurisdictions and five reactors at four sites in Massachusetts, New York and Vermont. In Oswego County, Entergy operates the 850 MW James A. FitzPatrick nuclear power plant in Lycoming, which is celebrated its 30th anniversary in July. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration awarded the FitzPatrick plant "STAR" certification in OSHA's Voluntary Protection Program in 2004. Sites that achieve STAR status in the program are a select group of facilities recognized for safety practices and processes that go beyond OSHA saftey and health performance standards.
CONSTELLATION ENERGY
Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station
Address: P O. Box 63
Lycoming, NY 13093
Phone: 877-343-5464
Fax: 349-7604
E-mail: communications@constellation.com
Web site: www.constellation.com
In Oswego County since: 2001
Total employment: 1,000
Full-time: 1,000
Operations: The Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station has two boilingwater reactors. Unit 1 is a 609-megawatt reactor that entered service in 1969 and Unit 2 is a 1,148-megawatt reactor that began operation in 1986. As part of the company's balanced growth trend, Constellation Energy purchased the Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station in 2001 from Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation and other utilities. Constellation Energy, a FORTUNE 200 company based in Baltimore, is the nation's largest competitive supplier of electricity to large commercial and industrial customers and the nation's largest wholesale power seller. Constellation Energy also manages fuels and energy services on behalf of energy intensive industries and utilities. It owns a diversified fleet of more than 100 generating units located throughout the United States, totaling approximately 12,000 megawatts of generating capacity. The company delivers electricity and natural gas through the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), its regulated utility in Central Maryland. In 2004, the combined revenues of the integrated energy company totaled $12.5 billion.
In April, Unit 1 completed its shortest outage to date while maintaining an excellent safety record. During the outage, all three low-pressure turbine rotors at Unit 1 were replaced. Nine Mile Point continues to work with the NRC on the license renewal application process. n 2004, Constellation Energy and Nine Mile Point employees contributed over $350,000 to support valuable community organizations and events.
DYNEGY INDEPENDENCE STATION
(Sithe Independence Station)
Address: 76 Independence Way
Oswego, NY 13126
Phone: 342-8410
Fax: 342-8425
In Oswego County since: 1994
Total employment: 45
Full-time: 45
Part-time: 0
Operations: At 1,042 megawatts, Dynegy's Independence Station began operations in 1994 in Scriba. Independence a natural gas-fired, combined-cycle facility that produces reliable and environmentally sound electricity and thermal energy. Independence is one of three plants in New York State owned and operated by Dynegy.
Dynegy Inc. purchased ExResSHC, the parent company of Sithe Energies, Inc. in 2005 for $135 million in cash and a consolidation of $919 million in project debt.
NATIONAL GRID
Address: 99 Howard Road
Fulton, NY 13069
Phone: 592-0139
Fax: 592-0164
Web site: www.nationalgrid.com
Total employment: 100
Full-time: 0
Part-time: 0
NORTHEAST BIO-FUELS
NEB Principal
Phone: 315-701-0800, ext 1
Web site: www.nebiofuels.com
NEB is located at Riverview Business Park in Fulton, New York, about 25 miles north of Syracuse. The 420-acre Riverview complex was formerly a Miller Brewery. NEB will be situated on approximately 90 acres and will occupied 350,000 square feet, in what was once the Miller "brew house". Much of the brewing infrastructure will be renovated and adapted to "brew" ethanol. The total cost of the project will be approximately $165 million. Construction is expected to start in the first quarter of 2006, with production coming on-line in early 2007. All permits and approvals are in place. NEB will produce 100 million gallons of ethanol per year. NEB is expected to be the third largest plant of its type in the nation, and first in New York State and the Northeast. Approximately 100 permanent jobs will be created by NEB and its on-site partner-suppliers, Perdue Farms and BOC Gases. To supplement production of ethanol from corn, NEB is working with research partners, including SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, to make ethanol from "woody biomass" and other feedstocks.
NRG OSWEGO GENERATING STATION
Address: 261 Washington Boulevard
Oswego, NY 13126
Phone: 349-2260
Web site: www.nrgenergy.com
In Oswego County since: 1999
Total employment: 75
Full-time: 75
Part-time: 0
Operations: Established in 1989, NRG has a high-quality portfolio of projects in the United States, Asia-Pacific, Europe and Latin America. NRG Energy entered the Oswego County market in 1999 when they purchased the former Oswego Steam Station at a cost of $91 million. NRG has built a global portfolio of projects using such diverse fuel sources as fossil fuels and greenpower renewable fuels, as well as refuse-derived fuels and geothermal energy. Through the use of state-of-the-art technologies, they are able to produce low-cost energy in an environmentally safe manner. NRG Energy is headquartered in West Windsor, New Jersey with regional offices in San Diego, Calif., Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, and development offices worldwide.
Power Generating Facilities in New York State
The following charts and tables provide an overview of the different facilities in New York State that generate power from coal burning plants to fuel cells to wind farms.
| Existing Project or Area | Location | Owner | Date Online | Capacity |
| Charles Poletti Power Project | New York City, on the East River | New York State Power Authority | March 1977 | 825,000 kilowatts |
| Richard M. Flynn Power Plant | Holtsville, Suffolk County | New York State Power Authority | May 1994 | 135,600 kilowatts |
| PowerNow! Small Power Plants | New York City (6); New York State Brentwood, Long Island | New York State Power Authority | Summer 2001 | |
| Combined-Cycle Power Plant | New York City, on the East River | New York State Power Authority | December 2005 |
Coal Fired Power Plants in New York State
Danskammer, NY Orange County
Goudey, NY Broome County
Greenidge, NY Yates County
Hickling, NY Steuben County
Jennison, NY Chenango County
Milliken, NY Tompkins County
C R Huntley, NY Erie County
Dunkirk, NY Chautauqua County
ovett NY, Rockland County
Rochester 7, NY Monroe County
S A Carlson, NY Chautauqua County
Kintigh, NY Niagara County
Nuclear Generation and Capacity New York State
| Reactor Name | Capacity MW | Generation MWh | Reactor Type |
| Ginna | 498 | 3,998,213 | PWR |
| Indian Point 2 | 979 | 8,848,450 | PWR |
| Indian Point | 3,991 | 8,037,510 | PWR |
| James Fitzpatrick | 844 | 7,051,231 | BWR |
| Nine Mile Point 1 | 621 | 4,596,688 | BWR |
| Nine Mile Point 2 | 1,135 | 9,911,060 | BWR |
| Total | 5,067 | 42,443,152 |
Nuclear Energy Institute
Hydropower Facilities in New York State
| Existing Project or Area | Location | Owner | Date Online | Capacity |
| St. Lawrence-Franklin D. Roosevelt Power Projec | Massena, on the St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence County | New York State Power Authority | July 1958 | 800,000 kilowats |
| Niagara Power Project | Lewiston, on the Niagara River, Niagara County | New York State Power Authority | January 1961 | 2,400,000 Kilowatts |
| Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power Project | Blenheim and Gilboa, southwest of Albany, Schoharie County | New York State Power Authority | July 1973 | 1,040,000 kilowatts |
| Small Hydro Projects | -Ashokan Project, Ulster County -Crescent Plant, Albany and Saratoga Counties -Gregor y B. Jarvis Plant, Oneida County -Kensico Project, Westchester County -Vischer Ferry Plant, Saratoga and Schenectady Counties |
New York State Power Authority
New York Power Authority Fuel Cells in Operation
| Location | Number/Fuel | Output (kilowatts) | Normal Operation | Start Date |
| Yonkers Wastewater Treatment Plant | 1/anaerobic digester gas | 200 | grid-parallel | April 1997 |
| Central Park Police Precinct | 1/natural gas | 200 | grid-independent | April 1999 |
| North Central Bronx Hospital | 1/natural gas | 200 | grid-parallel/ grid-independent | October 2000 |
| New York City Aquarium | 1/natural gas | 200 | grid-parallel | September 2001 |
Existing Wind Projects in New York State
| Existing Project or Area | Owner | Date Online | MW | Power Purchaser/ User | Turbines/ Units |
| Madison Windpower | PG&E National Energy Group | Sept 2000 | 11.55 | Merchant plant | Vestas (7) |
| Wethersfield, Wyoming County | CHI Energy | Oct 2000 | 6.6 | Niagara Mohawk | Vestas (10) |
| Fenner Wind Power Project | CHI Energy | Dec 2000 | 30.0 | NY Power Pool | Enron TZ 1.5 (20) |
| Calverton | Long Island Power Authority | 2002 | 0.05 | Long sland Power Authority | AOC 15/50 (1) |
| Lorax-Energy Near Rochester | Harbeck Plastics | 2002 | 0.25 | Harbeck Plastics | Fuhrlaender 250 (1) |
| Long sland South Holt | 2005 | 0.1 | AOC 50 kW (2) | ||
| Maple Ridge Wind Farm | PPM Atlantic Renewable & Horizon Wind Energy | 136.95 | |||
| Total | 185.5 |
Planned Wind Projects in New York State
| Project | Utility or Developer | Location | Staus | MW Capacity | Turbines |
| Project Maple Ridge Wind Farm, phase I | PPM Atlantic Renewable & Horizon Wind Energy | Near Lowville, Martinsburg, and Harrisburg | Under construction | 61.05 | Vestas 1650 kW |
| Project Maple Ridge Wind Farm, phase II- | Steuben and Yates Counties, NY | Poposed | 123.75 | Vestas 1.65 MW (75) | |
| Windfarm Prattsburgh | UPC Wind Partners/ Global Winds Harvest, Inc./ Natsource | Paladino | NYPA selected for PPA | 100.5 | MW (67) |
| Chautauqua Windpower | Chautauqua Windpower (subsidiary of Jasper Energy) | 3 miles SW of Robert Moses State Park | NYPA selected for PPA | 51 | 1.5 MW (34) |
| LIPA Offshore Project | Long Island Power Authority/ FPL Energy | Proposed | 144 | 3.6 MW (40) | |
| Total | 480.3 | |
All Eligible Wind Installers
| Robert Boender Alternative Energy Solutions, LLC 163 North Main Street, Suite 202 Stamford, CT 06902 Phone: 203-316-9219 robert.boender@snet.net | Ernest Pritchard Sustainable Energy Developments, Inc. 6304 Furnace Road Ontario, NY 14519 Phone: 315-524-9010 i info@sed-net.com |
| Roy Butler Four Winds Renewable Energy, LLC 8902 Route 46 Arkport, NY 14807 Phone: 607-324-9747 Roy@four-winds-energy.com | Loren Pruskowski Sustainable Energy Developments, Inc. 6304 Furnace Road Ontario, NY 14519 Phone: 315-524-9010 info@sed-net.com |
| Gay Canough ETM Solar Works 533 Woodford Avenue Endicott, NY 13760 Phone: 607-785-6499 / 607-786-3388 info@etmsolar.com | Mark Smith Prime Energy Solutions, Inc. 3530 Route 34B Scipio Center, NY 13147 Phone: 315-364-5270 / 315-364-6770 mdsmith@prime-nrg.com |
| Pieter Huebner Bergey Windpower Co. 2001 Priestly Avenue Norman, OK 73069 Phone: 405-364-4212 pieter@bergey.com | Joseph Swaha Sustainable Energy Developments, Inc. 6304 Furnace Road Ontario, NY 14519 Phone: 315-524-9010 info@sed-net.com |
| George McConochie Sustainable Energy Developments, Inc. 6304 Furnace Road Ontario, NY 14519 Phone: 315-524-9010 info@sed-net.com | Art Weaver Renovus Energy, Inc. 102 Cherry Street Ithaca, NY 14850 Phone: 607-277-1777 art@renovusenergy.com |