Albert Einstein College Of Medicine

🛢 OilCommercial Non-CHP8 MW capacity

236th largest plant in New York · 6151st nationally

Albert Einstein College Of Medicine is a oil power plant in New York with a nameplate capacity of 8.4 MW. It generates roughly 34 MWh per year — enough to power about 3 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1508 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.

PeakingMid-meritBaseload0%40%80%100%0%
Peaking — intermittent or backup
Capacity8 MWnameplate
Annual Generation34 MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor0%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂26metric tons

Location

Plant NameAlbert Einstein College Of Medicine
OperatorAlbert Einstein College Of Medicine
CityBronx
CountyBronx County
StateNew York
ZIP10461
Coordinates40.85132, -73.84830

This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.

Natural GasOilSolar

Generators (13)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
CP961Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.8 MWStandby2008
CP962Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.8 MWStandby2008
CP035Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.0 MWStandby2002
CP925Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil0.9 MWStandby2002
CP810Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil0.7 MWStandby2002
CM454Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil0.5 MWStandby2012
CP703Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil0.5 MWStandby2001
CP922Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil0.5 MWStandby2008
CM058Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil0.2 MWStandby2022
CM111Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil0.2 MWRetired2011
CP643Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil0.2 MWStandby2002
WK259Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas0.2 MWStandby2002
CP919Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil0.1 MWStandby2002

Emissions (annual)

CO₂26 metric tons
NOₓ1 metric tons
CO₂ Rate1508 lb/MWh
U.S. grid average800 lb/MWhNatural gas combined-cycle average900 lb/MWhThis plant1,507 lb/MWhCoal plant average2,100 lb/MWh

Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.

Grid context

NERC RegionNPCC
Balancing AuthorityNew York Independent System Operator

About Oil plants

Oil-fired plants typically run only during peak demand or grid emergencies because oil is expensive compared to gas and coal. They have the highest CO₂ emissions per MWh of any common generation technology.

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