236th largest plant in New York · 6151st nationally
Swm Fuel Cell is a natural gas power plant in New York with a nameplate capacity of 8.4 MW. It generates roughly 57.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 5,471 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 78% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.
| Plant Name | Swm Fuel Cell |
|---|---|
| Operator | Yaphank Fuel Cell Park, Llc |
| City | Yaphank |
| County | Suffolk County |
| State | New York |
| ZIP | 11980 |
| Coordinates | 40.79000, -72.93000 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWM-1 | Other Natural Gas | Natural Gas | 2.8 MW | Operating | 2021 |
| SWM-2 | Other Natural Gas | Natural Gas | 2.8 MW | Operating | 2021 |
| SWM-3 | Other Natural Gas | Natural Gas | 2.8 MW | Operating | 2021 |
| 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.