Bethlehem - East
Solar power plant · Albany County, New York
Nameplate capacity
1.7 MW
Rank in New York
#1032
of 1,152 plants
In service since
2016
March 2016
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Madison Energy Investments LLC
- County
- Albany County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.00%
- Rank among solar plants in New York
- #650 of 716
- EIA plant code
- 60477
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE | Solar Photovoltaic | 1.7 MW | 1.7 MW | 2016 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in New York
| Skidmore College | Solar | 1.8 MW |
| Stillwater Reservoir Hydro | Hydro | 1.8 MW |
| Bethlehem Solar | Solar | 1.7 MW |
| Chateaugay High Falls Hydro | Hydro | 1.7 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 1.7 MW solar plant and a 1.7 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All New York power plants · What New York actually generates