Power Plants in Erie County, New York

Erie County, New York has 31 power plants totaling 200 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants31operating sites
Capacity200 MWnameplate
Generation243.8k MWhannual
CO₂18.5kmetric tons/year
Solar 39%Natural Gas 30%Wind 18%Other Fossil 10%Biomass 3%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Indeck Yerkes Energy CenterTonawandaNatural Gas59.9 MWIndeck-Yerkes Ltd Partnership
Steel Winds Wind FarmLackawannaWind20.0 MWEvergreen Wind, Llc
Ny6 BatteryBlasdellOther Fossil20.0 MWKey Capture Energy
Steel Winds IiLackawannaWind15.0 MWEvergreen Wind, Llc
Chaffee Gas RecoveryChaffeeBiomass6.4 MWWm Renewable Energy Llc
Corning Riverview (Csg)TonawandaSolar5.0 MWCorning Riverview Project
Main Rd Community SolarNewsteadSolar5.0 MWAes Distributed Energy
Doccs WendeAldenSolar5.0 MWDoccs Wende
Millersport Gm 1AmherstSolar5.0 MWGreenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
Amherst Community SolarAmherstSolar5.0 MWAmherst Community Solar Llc
Ny Grand Island 871 Whitehaven Rd SolarGrand IslandSolar5.0 MWGrand Island Sunrise Llc
Ny Lancaster Gunnville Rd Site 1 Solar CLancasterSolar5.0 MWAc Power 14, Llc
Broadway Cdg Solar LlcDepewSolar5.0 MWBroadway Cdg Solar Llc
Bullis Road Solar (Csg)MarillaSolar4.5 MWRpny Solar 2, Llc
Ny Evans 7690 Sw Blvd - Sl Evans Array 1EvansSolar4.3 MWSl Evans, Llc
Comfort CsgGrand IslandSolar4.0 MWNautilus Solar Solutions
Ny Evans 7690 Sw Blvd - Sl Evans Array 2EvansSolar4.0 MWSl Evans, Llc
Burns Road SolarAngolaSolar3.2 MWPivot Energy
Steel SunLackawannaSolar2.0 MWCleancapital Holdings
Big Tree Community Solar FarmWalesSolar2.0 MWGenerate Capital
Steel Sun 2: 2303-Iii-9 Hamburg TpkeLackawannaSolar2.0 MWCleancapital Holdings
Steel Sun 2: 2303-Iii-4 Hamburg TpkeLackawannaSolar2.0 MWCleancapital Holdings
Steel Sun 2: 2303-Iii-2 Hamburg TpkeLackawannaSolar2.0 MWCleancapital Holdings
Aes Tonawanda Solar LlcTonawandaSolar2.0 MWAes Distributed Energy
Buffalo Ny GigafactoryBuffaloSolar2.0 MWTesla Inc.
Chambers 3 - Erie County AldenAldenSolar2.0 MWMn8 Energy Llc
Seneca Nation Cattaraugus Wind TurbineIrvingWind1.5 MWSeneca Nation
Bizer CreekGetzvilleSolar1.5 MWGreenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
Kce Ny 10, LlcLancasterBattery Storage— MWKey Capture Energy
Elk Street SolarBuffaloSolar— MWElk Street Solar Llc
Gowans (Csg)AngolaSolar— MWNautilus Solar Solutions

About power generation in Erie County

Erie County, New York has 31 power plants totaling 200 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the dominant fuel source at 39% of installed capacity, followed by Natural Gas (30%) and Wind (18%). The largest facility is Indeck Yerkes Energy Center at 59 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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