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New York power
Produced 759.9 gigawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 — enough electricity for about 76,000 homes for a year.*
Air quality & health in Orange County
Orange County has a population of 407,470. Across five conditions the American Lung Association tracks — childhood asthma, adult asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease — it reports a combined 78,693 cases in the county.
No ozone grade is available for the county in the most recent report. 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 228 days of good air quality and 38 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
New York has 100 natural gas plants in this category, and the Roseton Generating Facility in Newburgh ranks #19 of 100 by 2024 electricity produced. It runs two generators using a natural gas steam turbine, a design that burns fuel to make steam, which then spins a turbine to produce electricity. The plant began operating in 1974 and draws water from the Hudson River.
In 2024 it produced 759.9 gigawatt-hours, a unit of electricity, which is about 76,000 homes’ worth of yearly use. Its capacity is 1,242.0 MW, or megawatts, the most power it could supply at one moment. Fuel was about 74.5% natural gas and 25.5% residual fuel oil, a heavy oil left over from refining.
Generation profile
The plant can produce 1,242 megawatts of electricity at once, across 2 generating units. In 2024 it produced 759.9 gigawatt-hours in total, which works out to about 7% 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
Roseton sits along the Hudson River in Orange County, in the heart of the Hudson Valley. Nearby you’ll find West Point, Storm King Art Center, and Bear Mountain and Harriman state parks. Middletown serves as the county’s commercial hub.
Local school district
Marlboro 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.
