The Mount Sinai Hospital

🛢 OilCommercial Non-CHP18 MW capacity

172nd largest plant in New York · 4942nd nationally

The Mount Sinai Hospital is a oil power plant in New York with a nameplate capacity of 18.2 MW. It generates roughly 263 MWh per year — enough to power about 25 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1012 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
Capacity18 MWnameplate
Annual Generation263 MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor0%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂133metric tons

Location

Plant NameThe Mount Sinai Hospital
OperatorMount Sinai Hospital
CityNew York
CountyNew York County
StateNew York
ZIP10029
Coordinates40.78999, -73.95369

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

Natural GasOilSolarBattery Storage

Generators (16)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
HES13Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.5 MWStandby2012
HES14Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.5 MWStandby2012
AP5Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.5 MWStandby1997
AP6Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.5 MWStandby1997
EB10Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.5 MWStandby1996
EB11Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.5 MWStandby1996
AP1Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.0 MWStandby1970
AP2Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.0 MWStandby1970
AP3Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.0 MWStandby1970
AP4Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.0 MWStandby1970
GP7Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil0.9 MWStandby1988
GP8Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil0.9 MWStandby1998
GP9Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil0.9 MWRetired2011
FPA15Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil0.6 MWStandby2014
5EASTPetroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil0.4 MWStandby2022
CAM12Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil0.4 MWStandby2007

Emissions (annual)

CO₂133 metric tons
NOₓ3 metric tons
CO₂ Rate1012 lb/MWh
U.S. grid average800 lb/MWhNatural gas combined-cycle average900 lb/MWhThis plant1,012 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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