Model City Energy Facility
Other power plant · Niagara County, New York
Nameplate capacity
5.6 MW
Rank in New York
#300
of 1,152 plants
In service since
2001
June 2001
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Landfill Gas
- Operator
- Model City Energy LLC
- County
- Niagara County
- Generating units
- 7
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among other plants in New York
- #56 of 99
- EIA plant code
- 55757
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| GEN3 | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| GEN4 | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| GEN5 | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| GEN6 | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| GEN7 | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2001 | 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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| Brownsville Energy Storage System | Battery storage | 5.6 MW |
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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 5.6 MW solar plant and a 5.6 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