STERLING POWER PLANT
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 65 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Oneida County
- Operator
- STERLING POWER PARTNERS LP
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1991
- EIA plant ID
- 50744
- Generators
- 3
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Net generation (2024)
- 3.7 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 0.7%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 43.0803, -75.6008
STERLING POWER PLANT, a 65 MW Natural Gas power plant in Oneida County, New York. Operated by STERLING POWER PARTNERS LP, commissioned 1991.
How STERLING POWER PLANT compares
With 65 MW of capacity, STERLING POWER PLANT ranks 74th among the 320 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New York and 43rd of the 68 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.3% of New York's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 756th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1991, it is newer than 63% of the 312 operating New York plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Oneida County with 5 other operating plants, including TRENTON FALLS and PROSPECT.
EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 65 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 3.7 GWh in 2024 (a 0.7% capacity factor).
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is EDIC (345 kV), about 19.6 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP., under 0.1 miles away. Another 4 operating power plants totaling 199 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is CARR STREET GENERATING STATION (123 MW, Natural Gas).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
STERLING POWER PLANT is a 65 MW natural gas power plant in Oneida County, NY, operated by STERLING POWER PARTNERS LP, commissioned in 1991. Oneida County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.1 of 5 at the 2nd national percentile. Ice storm is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 71st percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Oneida County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 71st | 3.8 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Winter weather | Very High | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 30.7 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 51st | 3.0 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 44th | 2.8 of 5 | 2.3 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 14th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.23 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | 27.4 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 9th | 1.3 of 5 | 1.9 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | 2.6 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Oneida County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Oneida County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.