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New York power
Produced 168.7 gigawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 — enough electricity for about 17,000 homes for a year.*
Air quality & health in Onondaga County
Onondaga County has a population of 467,873. Across five conditions the American Lung Association tracks — childhood asthma, adult asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease — it reports a combined 96,258 cases in the county.
The county received a grade of B for ozone pollution. For particle pollution — the fine soot and dust that can be breathed deep into the lungs — it received a grade of D.
Federal monitoring recorded 217 days of good air quality and 52 moderate days in the county over the most recent year, with 4 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 Carr Street Generating Station in East Syracuse ranks #31 of 100 by 2024 electricity produced. It began operating in 1993 and is a combined cycle plant, meaning it captures the leftover heat from burning gas to make a second round of power, getting more out of the same fuel.
In 2024 it produced 168.7 gigawatt-hours, which is about 17,000 homes’ worth of electricity for a year. A gigawatt-hour is a billion watts delivered for one hour, a way of counting energy over time. The plant has a capacity of 122.6 MW, a megawatt being a million watts, or the most it can produce at any moment.
Generation profile
The plant can produce 123 megawatts of electricity at once, across 3 generating units. In 2024 it produced 168.7 gigawatt-hours in total, which works out to about 16% 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
East Syracuse sits just east of Syracuse, home to Syracuse University and Onondaga Lake Park along the lakeshore. A bit farther out, Green Lakes State Park is known for its glacial lakes and trails.
Local school district
East Syracuse-Minoa 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.
