70th largest plant in New York · 2659th nationally
Vernon Boulevard is a natural gas power plant in New York with a nameplate capacity of 94.0 MW. It generates roughly 120.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 11,465 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 15% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1297 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Vernon Boulevard |
|---|---|
| Operator | New York Power Authority |
| City | Long Island City |
| County | Queens County |
| State | New York |
| ZIP | 11427 |
| Coordinates | 40.75370, -73.95080 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VG02 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 47.0 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| VG03 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 47.0 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| CO₂ | 78.1k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 7 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1297 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.
| 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.