Orbit Bloom Fuel Cell
Suffolk County, New York · EIA plant ID 64350 · Operator: DG Fuel Cell, LLC
Nameplate6MWSummer 6 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation44GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor84%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate6,237Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2020Runs as baseload
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), gas/coal/oil units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 20.5 | 93.1% | 6,302 |
| 2021 | 51.4 | 97.7% | 6,706 |
| 2022 | 48.8 | 92.8% | 7,126 |
| 2023 | 42.6 | 81.1% | 7,315 |
| 2024 | 45.6 | 86.5% | 4,902 |
| 2025 | 44.4 | 84.4% | 6,237 |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OBFC | Other Natural Gas | FC | 6 | 6 | Aug 2020 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: DG Fuel Cell, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| DG Fuel Cell, LLC | 100.0% | 6 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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| Caithness Long Island Energy Center | 349 MW | 2.2 km |
| Brookhaven Landfill Solar Farm 1 | 5 MW | 4.1 km |
| SWM Fuel Cell | 8 MW | 4.4 km |
| Patchogue ESS | 2 MW | 5.8 km |
| Holtsville Coast Solar Project | 1 MW | 6.2 km |