Indeck Yerkes Energy Center
Natural gas power plant · Erie County, New York
Nameplate capacity
60 MW
Rank in New York
#97
of 1,152 plants
In service since
1989
December 1989
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Indeck-Yerkes Ltd Partnership
- County
- Erie County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.13%
- Rank among natural gas plants in New York
- #55 of 103
- EIA plant code
- 50451
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 41 MW | 47 MW | 1989 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 19 MW | — | 1989 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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| Bayswater Peaking Facility LLC | Natural gas | 61 MW |
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| Wheelabrator Westchester | Other | 60 MW |
| Curtis Palmer Hydroelectric | Hydro | 59 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 60 MW solar plant and a 60 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