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New York power
This facility is kept available as backup capacity rather than run continuously. It reported 6 MWh sent to the grid in 2024.
Air quality & health in Bronx County
Bronx County has a population of 1,356,476. Across five conditions the American Lung Association tracks — childhood asthma, adult asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease — it reports a combined 262,741 cases in the county.
The county received a grade of F for ozone pollution. For particle pollution — the fine soot and dust that can be breathed deep into the lungs — it received a grade of D.
Federal monitoring recorded 155 days of good air quality and 111 moderate days in the county over the most recent year, with 8 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 46 oil-fired plants in this category, and the one at Fordham University in the Bronx ranks #45 of 46 by 2024 electricity produced. It began operating in 1999 and burns distillate fuel oil, a refined liquid fuel similar to home heating oil, in a set of petroleum-liquids generators, which are engines that turn liquid fuel into electricity.
Its role is standby: it is there to be available if needed, not to run steadily. The plant’s capacity is 2.9 MW (a megawatt is a measure of how much power equipment can deliver at one moment), and it produced 6 MWh in 2024, a tiny share of what it could supply.
Nearby places worth exploring
The Fordham campus sits in the Bronx, a short distance from the Bronx Zoo and the New York Botanical Garden. Yankee Stadium and Pelham Bay Park are also in the borough.
Local school district
New York City Department Of Education
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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.
