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New York power
Produced 3.7 gigawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 — enough electricity for about 370 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 power plant
New York has 100 natural gas plants in this category, and the Sterling Power Plant in Sherrill ranks #90 of 100 by 2024 electricity produced. It began operating in 1991 and is owned by Sterling Power Partners LP. It uses a combined cycle design, which means the heat left over from burning gas is captured to make extra power, so less fuel goes to waste.
Its rated capacity, the most power it can send out at one moment, is 65.3 MW. Last year it produced 3.7 gigawatt-hours, a unit of electricity, which is about 370 homes’ worth for a year. Natural gas supplies 99.7% of its fuel, with three generators on site.
Generation profile
The plant can produce 65 megawatts of electricity at once, across 3 generating units. In 2024 it produced 3.7 gigawatt-hours in total, which works out to about 1% of what it could have produced running flat out all year — the pattern of a plant that runs only during periods of high demand.
Nearby places worth exploring
Sherrill sits in Oneida County, in the Mohawk Valley. Nearby Utica and Rome are home to Fort Stanwix National Monument and stretches of the Erie Canal, and the eastern shore of Oneida Lake touches the county.
Local school district
Sherrill City 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.
