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New York power
Produced 19.2 gigawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 — enough electricity for about 1,900 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
Among New York’s 100 natural gas plants, Danskammer Generating Station in Newburgh ranks #68 by 2024 electricity produced. It sits on River Road beside the Hudson River, which supplies its water, and has been operating since 1951.
The plant has a capacity of 537.4 MW (megawatts, a measure of the most power it can deliver at one moment). In 2024 it produced 19.2 gigawatt-hours (a unit for large amounts of electricity over time), or about 1,900 homes’ worth of yearly use. It uses a steam turbine, where heat makes steam that spins a generator, and is owned by Danskammer Energy.
Generation profile
The plant can produce 537 megawatts of electricity at once, across 6 generating units. In 2024 it produced 19.2 gigawatt-hours in total, which works out to about 0% 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
Newburgh sits in the Hudson Valley, a region known for its river scenery. Nearby you’ll find West Point, Storm King Art Center, and Bear Mountain and Harriman state parks. Middletown is 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.
