1001st largest plant in New York · 12336th nationally
Mer Queens is a natural gas power plant in New York with a nameplate capacity of 1.2 MW. It generates roughly 7.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 745 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 74% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.
| Plant Name | Mer Queens |
|---|---|
| Operator | Bloom Energy |
| City | Elmhurst |
| County | Queens County |
| State | New York |
| ZIP | 11373 |
| Coordinates | 40.73450, -73.87094 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MER01 | Other Natural Gas | Natural Gas | 1.2 MW | Operating | 2017 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Keybank | Cleveland, OH | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| NERC Region | NPCC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | New York Independent System Operator |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.