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New York power
Produced 60.5 gigawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 — enough electricity for about 6,100 homes for a year.*
Air quality & health in Wyoming County
Wyoming County has a population of 39,532. Across five conditions the American Lung Association tracks — childhood asthma, adult asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease — it reports a combined 8,480 cases in the county.
No ozone or particle pollution grades are available for this county in the most recent report. The figures above describe how many residents live with conditions sensitive to air quality — not measured pollution levels.
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 Indeck Silver Springs Energy Center ranks #44 of 100 by 2024 electricity produced. It has run since 1991 in Silver Springs, Wyoming County, with a combined-cycle design (gas turbines whose leftover exhaust heat makes steam for extra power) and 2 generators drawing water from wells.
In 2024 it produced 60.5 gigawatt-hours (a unit of electricity measuring large amounts of energy over time), about 6,100 homes’ worth of electricity. Its capacity is 56.6 MW (megawatts, the most power it can deliver at one moment), and NYSEG serves this area.
Generation profile
The plant can produce 57 megawatts of electricity at once, across 2 generating units. In 2024 it produced 60.5 gigawatt-hours in total, which works out to about 12% 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
Letchworth State Park sits along the county’s eastern edge, a well-loved spot for hiking and river-gorge views. Silver Lake is close by, and the farm towns of Warsaw and Attica are an easy drive for a meal or a look around.
Local school district
Letchworth 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.
