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New York power
Converts landfill gas into renewable electricity, supporting New York communities and producing enough electricity for about 2,500 homes for a year.*
Air quality & health in Oneida County
Oneida County has a population of 227,555. Across five conditions the American Lung Association tracks — childhood asthma, adult asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease — it reports a combined 47,467 cases in the county.
Federal monitoring recorded 211 days of good air quality and 50 moderate days in the county over the most recent year, with 0 days rated unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Long-term exposure to air pollution has been linked to certain health conditions, particularly for children and older adults. Where electricity comes from affects how much combustion pollution is produced on the grid.
These figures describe the county as a whole and are not specific to this facility. Sources: American Lung Association – State of the Air (New York); U.S. EPA Air Quality Index.
The story behind this New York renewable energy facility
New York has 17 biofuel plants in this category, and Oneida Herkimer, in Boonville, ranks #14 of 17 by 2024 electricity produced. It runs on landfill gas, the methane that forms as buried trash breaks down, and burns it to make power.
The plant has been operating since 2012 and has 2 generators with a combined capacity of 3.2 MW. A megawatt (MW) is a measure of how much power a plant can deliver at once. In 2024 it produced 25.3 gigawatt-hours, which is about 2,500 homes’ worth of electricity. A gigawatt-hour is a billion watt-hours, a way of counting energy over time.
Environmental profile
Captures methane released by decomposing landfill waste and burns it to make electricity. Methane traps more heat in the atmosphere than the carbon dioxide produced by burning it, so the gas is collected rather than left to escape.
Nearby places worth exploring
Boonville sits in the Mohawk Valley region, an easy drive from Utica and Rome. Rome is home to Fort Stanwix National Monument and sits along the historic Erie Canal. Oneida Lake’s eastern shore also touches the county.
Local school district
Adirondack Central School District
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* Homes-powered and emissions comparisons are annual estimates based on national averages from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. “Homes powered” describes a quantity of electricity, not direct service to specific households. How we calculate this.
