NEWARK, NJ — The New York State Board on Electric Generation and the Environment has granted a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Need for PSEG Power New York's (PSEGNY) Bethlehem Energy Center (BEC), a state-of-the-art, 750-MW natural gas-fired combined-cycle power plant.
The $400 million project will replace the existing 400-MW Albany Steam Station located in nearby Bethlehem, NY. The new plant is expected to begin commercial operation in 2004 at which time the existing station will be retired.