Astoria Generating Facility (New York City, New York)
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Oil- and gas-fired power plan which was built by Con-Ed. It was spun off into Orion Energy during the early 2000's; Orion Energy was purchased by Reliant Energy - NRG Energy. New York-based Astoria Generating Company L.P. was acquired from Reliant Energy in February, 2006 by equity investors and a management team led by Jacob Worenklein, the CEO of Astoria. The major equity investors in Astoria are affiliates of Madison Dearborn Partners LLC and the family of Ray L. Hunt of Dallas, Texas, which controls Hunt Oil Company.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_power_stations_in_New_York#Gas-fired_.28or_combined_gas.2Fcoal.29
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 40°47'15"N 73°54'47"W
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- Federal Shipbuilding Incorporated Former Site 18 km
- Marcal Paper Mill (destroyed) 23 km
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- Prospect Park Quarry 29 km
- Ditmars-Steinway 1 km
- Astoria 2 km
- Mott Haven 2.3 km
- Manhattan 4.9 km
- Flushing Bay 5 km
- Western Queens 5.7 km
- The Bronx 9 km
- Queens 16 km
- The Palisades 20 km
- Long Island Sound 74 km