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New York power
Produced 40.2 gigawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 — enough electricity for about 4,000 homes for a year.*
Air quality & health in Bronx County
Bronx County has a population of 1,356,476. Across five conditions the American Lung Association tracks — childhood asthma, adult asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease — it reports a combined 262,741 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 D.
Federal monitoring recorded 155 days of good air quality and 111 moderate days in the county over the most recent year, with 8 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
Among New York’s 100 natural gas plants, this fuel cell facility at 3245 Yates Avenue in the Bronx ranks #52 by 2024 electricity produced. It began operating in 2022 and has a capacity of 5.0 MW, which is the most power it can deliver at one moment. A fuel cell makes electricity from gas through a chemical reaction rather than by burning it, like a battery that is fed fuel.
The plant generated 40.2 gigawatt-hours in 2024, which is a unit for measuring large amounts of electricity over time. That is enough to power about 4,000 homes. The plant is owned by Bronx Community Clean Energy Project LLC and sends its power into the Con Edison system.
Generation profile
The plant can produce 5 megawatts of electricity at once, across 1 generating unit. In 2024 it produced 40.2 gigawatt-hours in total, which works out to about 92% 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
The Bronx is home to the Bronx Zoo and the New York Botanical Garden, two well-known places for a day out. Yankee Stadium, Pelham Bay Park, and Fordham University are also 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.
