# Bechtel awarded contract to build Cricket Valley Energy Center in New York

Cricket Valley Energy Center LLC awarded Bechtel a contract to design and build a 1,100-megawatt natural-gas fired combined-cycle power plant in Dover, New York. The plant will provide electricity for one million homes and create approximately 1,100 construction jobs, with completion expected in 2020.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2017-01-25
- Where: Dover, New York, United States
- Jobs: 1,100
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1100 MW
- Products: natural-gas fired combined-cycle power plant
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Bechtel](https://endata.com/companies/2657.md) (partner)
- [Cricket Valley Energy Center](https://endata.com/companies/21718.md) (customer)
- [Advanced Power](https://endata.com/companies/21719.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bechtel-gets-go-ahead-to-build-new-power-plant-in-new-york-state-300396601.html), 2017-01-25: "We are committed to helping New York State meet its growing energy needs sustainably and we will support the local supply chain by hiring local craft and suppliers"

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