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New York power
Produced 208.7 gigawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 — enough electricity for about 21,000 homes for a year.*
Air quality & health in Essex County
Essex County has a population of 36,775. Across five conditions the American Lung Association tracks — childhood asthma, adult asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease — it reports a combined 8,577 cases in the county.
The county received a grade of C for ozone pollution. For particle pollution — the fine soot and dust that can be breathed deep into the lungs — it received a grade of A.
Federal monitoring recorded 218 days of good air quality and 50 moderate days in the county over the most recent year, with 4 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 the Ticonderoga Mill ranks #30 of them by electricity produced in 2024. It sits on Shore Airport Rd. in Ticonderoga, Essex County, and is run by Sylvamo North America LLC, drawing its water from Lake Champlain.
The plant began operating in 1970 and uses a natural gas steam turbine, meaning burning fuel makes steam that spins a generator. It has a capacity of 42.1 MW, which is its maximum output at any moment. In 2024 it produced 208.7 gigawatt-hours, a unit of electricity, or about 21,000 homes’ worth of power over a year.
Generation profile
The plant can produce 42 megawatts of electricity at once, across 1 generating unit. In 2024 it produced 208.7 gigawatt-hours in total, which works out to about 57% 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
Ticonderoga sits on the Lake Champlain shoreline, which forms the eastern edge of Essex County. Farther into the Adirondacks, visitors find Lake Placid and the High Peaks, with Whiteface Mountain near Wilmington.
Local school district
Ticonderoga Central School District
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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.
