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31-01 20th Avenue, Astoria, Queens, 11105
Astoria
"EJ peaker" "NYC energy" "most polluting" "power plant"
Nameplate Capacity: 743 MW
Primary Fuel Type: Natural Gas and Kerosene
Secondary Fuel Type: Kerosene
In Operation Since: 1970
Astoria Gas Turbine Power Plant, 2005 Fuel Use & Emissions Data[1]
| Natural Gas (million ft3) |
Kerosene (1000 gal) |
Distillate (1000 gal) |
No. 6 oil (1000 gal) |
PM Total (tons) |
Nox (tons) |
| 4853 | 3568 | NA | NA | 19 | 1360 |
| HEDD Unit | Summer (kW) | Winter (kW) | Energy (MWh) | Operating Hours | Unit Size (MW) |
| Astoria GT 2-1 | 38,300 | 46,700 | 27,907 | 657 | 47 |
| Astoria GT 2-2 | 40,400 | 47,300 | 24,606 | 561 | 47 |
| Astoria GT 4-1 | 40,600 | 47,600 | 22,989 | 521 | 47 |
| Astoria GT 2-3 | 39,200 | 47,200 | 22,418 | 519 | 47 |
| Astoria GT 4-2 | 39,400 | 47,400 | 20,952 | 483 | 47 |
| Astoria GT 4-3 | 39,100 | 48,300 | 19,561 | 448 | 47 |
| Astoria GT 2-4 | 39,000 | 45,800 | 15,978 | 377 | 47 |
| Astoria GT 3-3 | 41,000 | 47,400 | 15,225 | 344 | 47 |
| Astoria GT 4-4 | 40,800 | 49,200 | 13,490 | 300 | 47 |
| Astoria GT 3-1 | 39,200 | 46,800 | 12,867 | 299 | 47 |
| Astoria GT 3-4 | 41,000 | 47,500 | 13,215 | 299 | 47 |
| Astoria GT 3-2 | 41,500 | 48,400 | 9,516 | 212 | 47 |
| Astoria GT 08 | 12,700 | 16,700 | 3,073 | 209 | 19 |
| Astoria GT 07 | 13,500 | 16,400 | 2,695 | 180 | 19 |
| Astoria GT 05 | 12,300 | 15,500 | 1,598 | 115 | 19 |
| Astoria GT 10 | 21 | ||||
| Astoria GT 11 | 21 | ||||
| Astoria GT 12 | 21 | ||||
| Astoria GT 13 | 21 |
| HEDD Unit | NOx (#/MWh) | SO2 (#/MWh) | CO2 (#/MWh) | NOX Total | SO2 Total | CO2 Total |
| Astoria GT 2-1 | 2.24 | 0.88 | 1910 | 62511.68 | 24558.16 | 53302370 |
| Astoria GT 2-2 | 2.24 | 0.88 | 1910 | 55117.44 | 21653.28 | 46997460 |
| Astoria GT 4-1 | 2.24 | 0.88 | 1910 | 51495.36 | 20230.32 | 43908990 |
| Astoria GT 2-3 | 2.24 | 0.88 | 1910 | 50216.32 | 19727.84 | 42818380 |
| Astoria GT 4-2 | 2.24 | 0.88 | 1910 | 46932.48 | 18437.76 | 40018320 |
| Astoria GT 4-3 | 2.24 | 0.88 | 1910 | 43816.64 | 17213.68 | 37361510 |
| Astoria GT 2-4 | 2.24 | 0.88 | 1910 | 35790.72 | 14060.64 | 30517980 |
| Astoria GT 3-3 | 2.24 | 0.88 | 1910 | 34104 | 13398 | 29079750 |
| Astoria GT 4-4 | 2.24 | 0.88 | 1910 | 30217.6 | 11871.2 | 25765900 |
| Astoria GT 3-1 | 2.24 | 0.88 | 1910 | 28822.08 | 11322.96 | 24575970 |
| Astoria GT 3-4 | 2.24 | 0.88 | 1910 | 29601.6 | 11629.2 | 25240650 |
| Astoria GT 3-2 | 2.24 | 0.88 | 1910 | 21315.84 | 8374.08 | 18175560 |
| Astoria GT 08 | 2.24 | 0.88 | 1910 | 6883.52 | 2704.24 | 5869430 |
| Astoria GT 07 | 2.24 | 0.88 | 1910 | 6036.8 | 2371.6 | 5147450 |
| Astoria GT 05 | 2.24 | 0.88 | 1910 | 3579.52 | 1406.24 | 3052180 |
| Astoria GT 10 | ||||||
| Astoria GT 11 | ||||||
| Astoria GT 12 | ||||||
| Astoria GT 13 |
| Total Emissions | 1,998,884.40 |
| Nitrogen Oxides | 1,658,004.10 |
| Carbon Monoxide | 245,496.23 |
| Sulfur Dioxide | 42,736.95 |
| Primary PM10 (Includes Filterables + Condensibles) | 19,186.82 |
| Primary PM2.5 (Includes Filterables + Condensibles) | 19,185.09 |
| Primary PM (Includes Filterables + Condensibles) | 7,752.15 |
| Volatile Organic Compounds | 6,516.53 |
| Xylenes (Mixture of o, m, and p Isomers) | 3.13 |
| Toluene | 1.42 |
| Formaldehyde | 0.97 |
| Nickel | 0.32 |
| Manganese | 0.22 |
| Benzene | 0.14 |
| Ethyl Benzene | 0.09 |
| Propylene Oxide | 0.08 |
| Acetaldehyde | 0.04 |
| Chromium | 0.03 |
| Phenol | 0.03 |
| Naphthalene | 0.02 |
| Mercury | 0.01 |
| Cadmium | 0.01 |
| Acrolein | 0.01 |
| Benz[a]Anthracene | 0.01 |
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