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New York power
Produced 2,582.9 gigawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 — enough electricity for about 260,000 homes for a year.*
Air quality & health in New York County
New York County has a population of 1,597,451. Across five conditions the American Lung Association tracks — childhood asthma, adult asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease — it reports a combined 330,374 cases in the county.
The county received a grade of F for ozone pollution. 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 210 days of good air quality and 100 moderate days in the county over the most recent year, with 6 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
Of the 100 natural gas plants in New York, East River ranks #11 by the electricity it produced in 2024. It sits at 801 East 14th Street in Manhattan and is owned by Consolidated Edison Co-NY Inc, the company most New Yorkers know as Con Edison. It began operating in 1951 and draws water from the East River.
The plant produced 2,582.9 gigawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (a gigawatt-hour is a billion watt-hours, a way of counting large amounts of energy), enough for about 260,000 homes. Its four generators have a combined capacity of 716.2 MW (megawatts, the most power it can send out at one moment). It uses natural gas to run both combustion turbines, which spin like jet engines, and steam turbines, which are driven by steam.
Generation profile
The plant can produce 716 megawatts of electricity at once, across 4 generating units. In 2024 it produced 2,582.9 gigawatt-hours in total, which works out to about 41% 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 River sits in lower Manhattan, a short trip from Central Park and the busy lights of Times Square. Museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and MoMA draw visitors from around the world. On the island’s west side, Hudson River Park offers a long waterfront stretch for walking and relaxing.
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.
