176th largest plant in New York · 5004th nationally
59th Street is a natural gas power plant in New York with a nameplate capacity of 17.1 MW. It generates roughly 612 MWh per year — enough to power about 58 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | 59th Street |
|---|---|
| Operator | Consolidated Edison Co-Ny Inc |
| City | New York |
| County | New York County |
| State | New York |
| ZIP | 10019 |
| Coordinates | 40.77128, -73.99115 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 17.1 MW | Operating | 1969 |
| NOₓ | 6 metric tons |
|---|
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | NPCC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | New York Independent System Operator |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.