617th largest plant in New York · 8730th nationally
Mercy Medical Center is a oil power plant in New York with a nameplate capacity of 3.6 MW.
| Plant Name | Mercy Medical Center |
|---|---|
| Operator | Mercy Medical Center |
| City | Rockville Centre |
| County | Nassau County |
| State | New York |
| ZIP | 11571 |
| Coordinates | 40.68833, -73.63083 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1N | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.0 MW | Standby | 2020 |
| 2N | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.0 MW | Standby | 2020 |
| 3N | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.0 MW | Standby | 2020 |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.7 MW | Retired | 1985 |
| 8 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.6 MW | Standby | 2004 |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.4 MW | Retired | 1992 |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.4 MW | Retired | 1963 |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.3 MW | Retired | 1977 |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.3 MW | Retired | 1999 |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.2 MW | Retired | 1995 |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.1 MW | Retired | 1959 |
| NERC Region | NPCC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | New York Independent System Operator |
Oil-fired plants typically run only during peak demand or grid emergencies because oil is expensive compared to gas and coal. They have the highest CO₂ emissions per MWh of any common generation technology.