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New York power
Produced 105.5 gigawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 — enough electricity for about 11,000 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
Of the 100 natural gas plants in New York, Hell Gate in the Bronx ranks #37 by the electricity it produced in 2024. It is owned by the New York Power Authority and has run since 2001, using two natural gas-fired combustion turbines, which are engines that burn gas to spin a generator, much like a jet engine turning a shaft.
In 2024 it produced 105.5 gigawatt-hours, a unit of electricity equal to about 11,000 homes’ yearly use. Its capacity is 94.0 MW, a megawatt being the measure of how much power it can supply at one moment. Plants like this tend to run when demand is highest, which fits its 13 percent capacity factor, the share of its full potential it actually produced.
Generation profile
The plant can produce 94 megawatts of electricity at once, across 2 generating units. In 2024 it produced 105.5 gigawatt-hours in total, which works out to about 13% 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
The Bronx is home to the Bronx Zoo and the New York Botanical Garden, two well-known places to spend an afternoon. Yankee Stadium and Pelham Bay Park are also in the borough, and Fordham University is a familiar campus nearby.
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.
