SWM Fuel Cell
Natural gas power plant · Suffolk County, New York
Nameplate capacity
8.4 MW
Rank in New York
#238
of 1,152 plants
In service since
2021
December 2021
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Other Natural Gas
- Operator
- Yaphank Fuel Cell Park, LLC
- County
- Suffolk County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among natural gas plants in New York
- #78 of 103
- EIA plant code
- 63661
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWM-1 | Other Natural Gas | 2.8 MW | 2.8 MW | 2021 | Operating |
| SWM-2 | Other Natural Gas | 2.8 MW | 2.8 MW | 2021 | Operating |
| SWM-3 | Other Natural Gas | 2.8 MW | 2.8 MW | 2021 | 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 8.4 MW solar plant and a 8.4 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