NYC DEP Lands – Year of Acquistion
Catskill Weather was asking if I could make up a map of lands that the NYC Department of Environmental Protection - Water Division had acquired in the Catskill Mountains over the past twenty years. I had my doubts, but then I found out that Greene County had hosted on their county REST/services a copy of the NYC DEP map. It's a few years out of date but still an interesting visualization.
Basic Reservior
Scenic drive across the Basic Reservoir, which is Albany's back up reservoir in the Town of Westerlo.
Oswego Harbor Oil Power Plant
The big oil-fired power plant that looms high over the Oswego skyline closed in 2016. It received millions in state subsidies but was decided to be no longer to operate.
Type: Oil Power Plant
Area: New York
Kind of Fuel: Residual Fuel Oil, Natural Gas
Power Capacity: 1,804 MW (2 x 902 MW)
Owner: Oswego Harbor Power LLC
Shareholders: NRG Energy Inc
Activity since: 1948
More Information:
https://www.syracuse.com/state/index.ssf/2017/08/empire_zone_case_study_ny_taxpayers_paid_190m_for_power_plants_that_later_closed.html
https://www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/873-usa/fossil-fuels-energy/10509-oswego-harbor-oil-power-plant
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