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New York power
Produced 15.6 gigawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 — enough electricity for about 1,600 homes for a year.*
Air quality & health in Nassau County
Nassau County has a population of 1,381,715. Across five conditions the American Lung Association tracks — childhood asthma, adult asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease — it reports a combined 287,550 cases in the county.
Federal monitoring recorded 1 days of good air quality and 0 moderate days in the county over the most recent year, with 0 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 Bloom-Altice Fuel Cell in Bethpage ranks #73 of 100 by 2024 electricity produced. It is a fuel cell, a device that makes electricity from natural gas through a chemical reaction rather than by burning it. It began operating in 2020 and has a capacity of 2.0 MW, meaning the most power it can deliver at one moment.
In 2024 it generated 15.6 gigawatt-hours, a unit of electricity, which is about 1,600 homes’ worth of yearly use. It is owned by AEP Onsite Partners, LLC, and feeds the grid served by PSEG Long Island.
Generation profile
The plant can produce 2 megawatts of electricity at once, across 1 generating unit. In 2024 it produced 15.6 gigawatt-hours in total, which works out to about 89% of what it could have produced running flat out all year — the pattern of a plant that runs through much of the year.
Nearby places worth exploring
Bethpage sits in Nassau County, a short drive from Jones Beach State Park and the city of Long Beach on the Atlantic shore. Old Westbury Gardens and Hofstra University are also in the county.
Local school district
Bethpage Union Free 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.
