February 10, 2003—FPL Energy, a subsidiary of FPL Group, recently announced it has begun construction of a 54-megawatt dual fuel peaking unit to supply electricity to the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) for the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens County, New York City.
The new facility will be adjacent to FPL Energy’s existing Bayswater Energy Center and will be capable of using fuel oil or natural gas to generate electricity. FPL Energy expects to complete construction of Jamaica Bay Energy Center by early summer 2003, in time to provide power during the area’s warm summer months.
The output of the facility will be sold to LIPA under a long-term power contract. It is anticipated that the facility will operate only during periods of peak demand and will help meet the growing energy demands of the Rockaway Peninsula.
The Jamaica Bay Energy Center will be FPL Energy’s second power generation facility in New York. In July 2002, FPL Energy began commercial operation at the 54-megawatt Bayswater Energy Center. The output from the Bayswater facility is also sold to LIPA under a long-term power contract.
