Chaffee Gas Recovery
Other power plant · Erie County, New York
Nameplate capacity
6.4 MW
Rank in New York
#270
of 1,152 plants
In service since
2007
August 2007
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Landfill Gas
- Operator
- WM Renewable Energy LLC
- County
- Erie County
- Generating units
- 8
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among other plants in New York
- #44 of 99
- EIA plant code
- 56526
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2007 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2007 | Operating |
| GEN3 | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2007 | Operating |
| GEN4 | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2007 | Operating |
| GEN5 | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2007 | Operating |
| GEN6 | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2007 | Operating |
| GEN7 | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2009 | Operating |
| GEN8 | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2009 | 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
| Mt. Sinai- Morningside | Other | 6.9 MW |
| Lower Saranac Hydroelectric Facility | Hydro | 6.7 MW |
| Clinton LFGTE Facility | Other | 6.4 MW |
| Colonie LFGTE Facility | Other | 6.4 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 6.4 MW solar plant and a 6.4 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