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New York power
Produced 24.1 gigawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 — enough electricity for about 2,400 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
New York has 100 natural gas plants in this category, and this one, Peak Power 1 Cogen at One Penn Plaza in Manhattan, ranks #64 of 100 by 2024 electricity produced. It began operating in 2010 and uses three natural gas internal combustion engines, which are engines that burn fuel inside cylinders, much like a car engine, to spin a generator.
Its capacity is 6.3 MW, a megawatt being a unit that measures how much power a plant can deliver at once. In 2024 it produced 24.1 gigawatt-hours of electricity, a gigawatt-hour being a large measure of energy over time, or about 2,400 homes’ worth of use. Cogeneration means a plant makes electricity and also puts its leftover heat to use.
Generation profile
The plant can produce 6 megawatts of electricity at once, across 3 generating units. In 2024 it produced 24.1 gigawatt-hours in total, which works out to about 44% 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
This part of Manhattan sits close to Penn Station and Madison Square Garden, with Times Square a short distance north. Hudson River Park runs along the west side of the island, and Central Park and museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and MoMA are also within 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.
