277th largest plant in New York · 6680th nationally
Orbit Bloom Fuel Cell is a natural gas power plant in New York with a nameplate capacity of 6.0 MW. It generates roughly 42.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 4,060 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 81% means it runs nearly around-the-clock as baseload generation.
| Plant Name | Orbit Bloom Fuel Cell |
|---|---|
| Operator | Dg Fuel Cell, Llc |
| City | Medford |
| County | Suffolk County |
| State | New York |
| ZIP | 11763 |
| Coordinates | 40.81903, -72.96574 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OBFC | Other Natural Gas | Natural Gas | 6.0 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| 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.