US Power Generating is taking its natural gas-fired 175-MW Unit 2 at its Astoria power plant in Queens, New York City, out of service for an undetermined amount of time

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The company reports that a steam tank ruptured Tuesday, but the incident had no impact on the station's three other generating units. The company added that there was no fire or explosion and that damage was minimal. In July, US Power Generating hired Goldman Sachs Group to sell -- or merge -- its Astoria unit in New York City, including the 1,296-MW Astoria Generating Station in Queens and the 555-MW Gowanus and 297-MW Narrows gas turbines in Brooklyn, which together serve about 20% of the power demand in the city.