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New York power
Produced 0.5 gigawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 — enough electricity for about 48 homes for a year.*
Air quality & health in New York County
New York County has a population of 1,597,451. Across five conditions the American Lung Association tracks — childhood asthma, adult asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease — it reports a combined 330,374 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 B.
Federal monitoring recorded 210 days of good air quality and 100 moderate days in the county over the most recent year, with 6 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 59th Street plant, run by Con Edison along the Hudson River on Manhattan’s west side, ranks #96 of 100 by 2024 electricity produced. It has operated since 1969 and uses one natural gas fired combustion turbine, an engine that burns gas to spin a generator, with a capacity of 17.1 MW (a measure of the most power it can deliver at once).
In 2024 it produced 0.5 gigawatt-hours, a unit of electricity equal to about 48 homes. That modest output fits a plant used on an as-needed basis.
Generation profile
The plant can produce 17 megawatts of electricity at once, across 1 generating unit. In 2024 it produced 0.5 gigawatt-hours in total, which works out to about 0% 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
The plant sits in Manhattan, a short distance from Hudson River Park, which runs along the west side of the island. Central Park, Times Square, and museums like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and MoMA are also nearby.
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.
