225th largest plant in New York · 5973rd nationally
Leavenworth Greenworks Llc is a solar power plant in New York with a nameplate capacity of 9.5 MW. It generates roughly 15.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,499 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 19% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Leavenworth Greenworks Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Aes Distributed Energy |
| City | Calverton |
| County | Suffolk County |
| State | New York |
| ZIP | 11933 |
| Coordinates | 40.92528, -72.76333 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEAVG | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 9.5 MW | Operating | 2016 |
| NERC Region | NPCC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | New York Independent System Operator |
Utility-scale solar farms convert sunlight directly into electricity using photovoltaic panels. They produce zero direct emissions and have no fuel cost, but generation is variable — peaking at midday and falling to zero at night. Capacity factors typically run 18–28% in good locations.