Oswego County Energy Recovery
Other power plant · Oswego County, New York
Nameplate capacity
3.6 MW
Rank in New York
#696
of 1,152 plants
In service since
1986
February 1986
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Municipal Solid Waste
- Operator
- Oswego County
- County
- Oswego County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among other plants in New York
- #67 of 99
- EIA plant code
- 50907
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNT1 | Municipal Solid Waste | 1.8 MW | 1.7 MW | 1986 | Operating |
| UNT2 | Municipal Solid Waste | 1.8 MW | 1.7 MW | 1986 | 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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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 3.6 MW solar plant and a 3.6 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