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New York power
Produced 0.2 gigawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 — enough electricity for about 16 homes for a year.*
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
Among New York’s 46 oil-fired plants, Woodhull Hospital ranks #15 by 2024 electricity produced. It sits at 760 Broadway in Brooklyn and has operated since 1972, burning distillate fuel oil (a light, refined petroleum fuel) in its generators.
Its output last year was 0.2 gigawatt-hours (a unit for measuring large amounts of electricity), which is about 16 homes. The plant has a capacity of 8.0 MW (megawatts, a measure of the most power it could produce at one moment), spread across 5 generators, and it serves the hospital’s own electricity needs.
Generation profile
The plant can produce 8 megawatts of electricity at once, across 5 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
Brooklyn offers plenty to explore close to this part of the borough. Prospect Park is a large green space for walking and relaxing, and Coney Island is known for its boardwalk and amusement rides. Brooklyn Bridge Park and the Brooklyn Museum are two more well-loved borough landmarks.
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.
