The Rise Light & Power Ravenswood Power Plant is located in Long Island City right across the East River from Roosevelt Island.
Urbanistariel takes us on a tour of Big Allis with Rise Light & Power CEO Clint Plummer.
… At last Saturday’s Roosevelt Island Farmers Market, Rise Light & Power’s Director of External Affairs Lydia Downing spoke to residents about the Queensboro Renewable Express project to bring offshore wind power to NYC utilizing underwater transmission cables….
But, there have been delays in moving forward on the project.
According to the Rise Light & Power Renewable Ravenswood plan:
Ravenswood Generating Station is New York City’s largest power generating facility—on the hottest days of the year, one in five homes in NYC is powered by Ravenswood! On this 27-acre site, the women and men of Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA) Local 1-2 proudly work around-the-clock to keep the lights on for New York City.
We have a plan to turn the Ravenswood Generating Station into a clean energy hub! This initiative is called Renewable Ravenswood. It’s a long-term plan to permanently replace all of the 1960’s vintage fossil fuel generators at Ravenswood with clean energy. Clean energy comes from renewable sources, such as the wind and sun.
Renewable Ravenswood will help New York State reach climate goals set by Governor Kathy Hochul and the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act: to be running on 70% renewable energy by 2030 and 100% zero emissions electricity by 2040. It will also help New York City achieve goals set by Mayor Eric Adams’ City of Yes Initiative & Local Law 97, including decarbonizing the city’s buildings and creating a new clean energy workforce.
UPDATE 8/26 – According to July 2025 Rise Light & Power Renewable Ravenswood Progress Report:
Update on Queensboro Renewable Express / Article VII
The Queensboro Renewable Express proposal continues to move ahead through New York State’s Article VII process for permitting large transmission projects. If approved, the project would allow for the delivery of approximately 2.6 GW of offshore wind power to the Ravenswood Generating Station site.
On May 23, Queensboro notified the New York State Public Service Commission that it will be proposing a new alternative cable route variant through New York Harbor. The new alternative cable route variant is intended to address feedback from maritime users of the harbor. We remain committed to moving this important project ahead; the alternative route balances stakeholder concerns while maintaining an in-water route that avoids impacts to public roads and parks.