The Bank Of New York

🛢 OilCommercial Non-CHP7 MW capacity

260th largest plant in New York · 6421st nationally

The Bank Of New York is a oil power plant in New York with a nameplate capacity of 7.2 MW. It generates roughly 30 MWh per year — enough to power about 2 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1486 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
Capacity7 MWnameplate
Annual Generation30 MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor0%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂22metric tons

Location

Plant NameThe Bank Of New York
OperatorThe Bank Of New York
CityNew York
CountyKings County
StateNew York
ZIP11213
Coordinates40.65933, -73.93375

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

Natural GasOilBattery Storage

Generators (6)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
6087KPetroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.2 MWStandby1983
6187HPetroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.2 MWStandby1983
6287PPetroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.2 MWStandby1983
8587XPetroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.2 MWStandby1983
8687NPetroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.2 MWStandby1983
8887HPetroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.2 MWStandby1983

Emissions (annual)

CO₂22 metric tons
CO₂ Rate1486 lb/MWh
U.S. grid average800 lb/MWhNatural gas combined-cycle average900 lb/MWhThis plant1,486 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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