Good Samaritan Hospital

🛢 OilCommercial Non-CHP1 MW capacity

902nd largest plant in New York · 11132nd nationally

Good Samaritan Hospital is a oil power plant in New York with a nameplate capacity of 1.9 MW. It generates roughly 46 MWh per year — enough to power about 4 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1309 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
Capacity2 MWnameplate
Annual Generation46 MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor0%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂30metric tons

Location

Plant NameGood Samaritan Hospital
OperatorGood Samaritan Hospital
CitySuffern
CountyRockland County
StateNew York
ZIP10901
Coordinates41.11150, -74.13540

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

Natural GasOilHydroelectricSolarBiomass

Generators (3)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
EGEN1Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.0 MWStandby1980
EGEN2Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil0.7 MWStandby2012
EGEN3Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas0.2 MWStandby2012

Emissions (annual)

CO₂30 metric tons
NOₓ1 metric tons
CO₂ Rate1309 lb/MWh
U.S. grid average800 lb/MWhNatural gas combined-cycle average900 lb/MWhThis plant1,308 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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