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New York power
Produced 0.2 gigawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 — enough electricity for about 18 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
Among New York’s 46 oil-fired plants in this category, The Mount Sinai Hospital’s generating station ranks #14 by 2024 electricity produced. It sits on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and has operated since 1970, running on distillate fuel oil, a refined liquid fuel similar to diesel.
Its capacity is 18.2 MW, meaning the most power it can supply at one moment (a megawatt is a million watts). In 2024 it produced 184 MWh, or 0.2 gigawatt-hours, which is about 18 homes’ worth of electricity for a year. Its 15 generators work as on-site power for the hospital, with Con Edison as the local utility.
Generation profile
The plant can produce 18 megawatts of electricity at once, across 15 generating units. In 2024 it produced 0.2 gigawatt-hours in total, which works out to about 0% 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 Upper East Side sits beside Central Park, and Museum Mile along Fifth Avenue is home to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Farther south, Times Square and MoMA are a short ride away, and Hudson River Park runs along Manhattan’s west side.
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.
