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New York power
Produced 1,929.9 gigawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 — enough electricity for about 190,000 homes for a year.*
Air quality & health in Kings County
Kings County has a population of 2,561,225. Across five conditions the American Lung Association tracks — childhood asthma, adult asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease — it reports a combined 500,986 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 162 days of good air quality and 111 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 Brooklyn Navy Yard Cogeneration plant ranks #14 of 100 by the electricity it produced in 2024. It sits at 63 Flushing Ave. in Brooklyn and has operated since 1996, using natural gas, with a small share of distillate fuel oil (a light, diesel-like fuel) as backup.
It runs on combined cycle technology, which means the plant captures heat left over from burning fuel and uses it to make extra electricity. In 2024 it produced 1,929.9 gigawatt-hours (a unit of electricity, with one gigawatt-hour equal to a million kilowatt-hours), enough to power about 190,000 homes. Its four generators have a capacity of 322.0 MW (megawatts, a measure of the most power a plant can deliver at one moment), and it draws cooling water from the East River.
Generation profile
The plant can produce 322 megawatts of electricity at once, across 4 generating units. In 2024 it produced 1,929.9 gigawatt-hours in total, which works out to about 68% 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
Brooklyn offers plenty to explore beyond the Navy Yard. Prospect Park is a favorite for strolling and picnics, and Coney Island is known for its boardwalk and amusement rides. Brooklyn Bridge Park and the Brooklyn Museum are two well-known landmarks 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.
