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New York power
Produced 0.6 gigawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 — enough electricity for about 60 homes for a year.*
Air quality & health in Wayne County
Wayne County has a population of 90,829. Across five conditions the American Lung Association tracks — childhood asthma, adult asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease — it reports a combined 19,472 cases in the county.
The county received a grade of C for ozone pollution. No particle pollution grade is available.
Federal monitoring recorded 251 days of good air quality and 13 moderate days in the county over the most recent year, with 1 day 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
Harbec Energy in Ontario, Wayne County, is one of New York’s 100 natural gas plants, ranking #93 of 100 by 2024 electricity produced. It began operating in 2001 and has two generators: a natural gas combustion turbine (an engine that burns gas to spin a generator) and an onshore wind turbine (a tower with blades that the wind turns).
Its capacity is 1.4 MW, a megawatt being a measure of how much power a plant can deliver at one moment. In 2024 it produced 0.6 gigawatt-hours, a gigawatt-hour being a large unit of electricity, which is about 60 homes’ worth over a year.
Generation profile
The plant can produce 1 megawatt of electricity at once, across 2 generating units. In 2024 it produced 0.6 gigawatt-hours in total, which works out to about 5% 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
Ontario sits near the Lake Ontario shoreline and Chimney Bluffs State Park. Erie Canal villages such as Palmyra and Lyons are close by, set amid apple orchard country.
Local school district
Wayne 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.
