9.6 MW Landfill Gas operating in Monroe, NY — New York Independent System Operator
9.6 MW
Nameplate Capacity
8
Generators
units
Landfill Gas
Technology
1991
Operating Since
Coordinates
43.0817, -77.3818
County
Monroe, NY
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | WM Renewable Energy LLC | WM Renewable Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | WM Renewable Energy LLC | Waste Management | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
High Acres Gas Recovery is a 9.6 MW landfill gas power plant located in Monroe County, New York. The plant began operating in 1991 and is owned by Waste Management, with WM Renewable Energy LLC listed as the operator per EIA data. It consists of eight generators utilizing landfill gas (LFG) as its primary fuel source.
The plant is interconnected to the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) grid and operates within the Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC) NERC region. In the most recent year of data, High Acres Gas Recovery generated 69,959 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 82.9%. The facility ranks as the 3rd largest of 16 landfill gas plants in New York and 39th largest of 284 such plants nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
NPCC
Balancing Authority
New York Independent System Operator
Grid Voltage
35 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Industrial
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
6.0K MWh
Latest Month
70.0K MWh
Annual Generation
82.9%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
NEG CENTRAL_HIGH_ACRES
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Coord Source
NYISO direct
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
NYISO
LMP Node
23767
Pricing Hub
NYISO Zone C
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report