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New York power
This facility is kept available as backup capacity rather than run continuously. It reported 21 MWh sent to the grid in 2024.
Air quality & health in Kings County
Kings County has a population of 2,561,225. Across five conditions the American Lung Association tracks — childhood asthma, adult asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease — it reports a combined 500,986 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 162 days of good air quality and 111 moderate days in the county over the most recent year, with 0 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 46 oil-fired plants in this category, and the generators at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn rank #29 of 46 by 2024 electricity produced. They are a standby setup: six generators, together rated at 3.9 MW, that sit ready to keep the hospital running if its regular power supply is interrupted.
The units burn distillate fuel oil, a refined liquid fuel much like diesel, and have been in service since 1990. Because they exist to be available rather than to run constantly, they produced only 21 MWh in 2024. That’s a small, occasional amount, which is typical for backup power at a medical campus.
Nearby places worth exploring
Maimonides sits in Brooklyn’s Borough Park area, within reach of Prospect Park, the borough’s large green centerpiece. Coney Island’s boardwalk and amusement rides are a familiar draw to the south, while Brooklyn Bridge Park and the Brooklyn Museum are well-known landmarks elsewhere 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.
