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Address

38-54 Vernon Blvd., Queens, NY, 11101

Neighborhood

Long Island City

Tags

"EJ peaker" "NYC Energy" MGP VCP brownfield VOCs "vapor intrusion" "power plant"

Owner/Occupant

National Grid

Location Details

The Ravenswood I, aka Big Allis, and Ravenswood II generators acccount for approximately a quarter of all power generated in New York City. The site was formerly a Manufactured Gas Plant operated by Con Edison and its predecessor companies.[1]

Nameplate Capacity: 2,625 MW
Primary Fuel Type: Natural Gas
Secondary Fuel Type: Residual Fuel Oil and Kerosene
In Operation Since: 1963

Ravenswood Generating Station, 2005 Fuel Use & Emissions Data[2]

Natural Gas (million ft3)	Kerosene (1000 gal)	Distillate (1000 gal)	No. 6 oil (1000 gal)	PM (tons)	NOx (tons)
24,846	1662	6	259,665	594	4168

The Ravenswood Generating Station hosts 16 High Electric Demand Day (HEDD) turbines; all have been in operation since 1970 with one turbine dating back to 1968. The first two tables below detail dispatch and emissions data per HEDD turbine. Note that the turbines are listed in order of hours of operation. The third table details facility wide emissions data.

Ravenswood Generating Station, HEDD 2004 NYISO Dispatch Data

HEDD Unit	Summer (kW)	Winter (kW)	Energy (MWh)	Operating Hours	Unit Size (MW)
Ravenswood 9	20,600	25,200	5,951	260	25
Ravenswood 10	19,100	24,700	5,379	246	25
Ravenswood 8	20,500	24,800	5,205	230	22
Ravenswood 11	20,000	23,800	4,166	190	25
Ravenswood 2-2	34,600	44,300	6,268	159	43
Ravenswood 3-4	35,600	45,100	5,789	143	43
Ravenswood 2-4	39,800	47,500	4,847	111	43
Ravenswood 2-3	39,200	46,800	4,451	104	43
Ravenswood 3-3	37,000	45,400	4,198	102	43
Ravenswood 3-1	40,500	47,500	3,289	75	43
Ravenswood 2-1	40,400	46,700	2,697	62	43
Ravenswood 5	13,800	17,800	818	52	21
Ravenswood 7	13,000	18,500	689	44	22
Ravenswood 6	16,200	18,000	578	34	22
Ravenswood 3-2	38,100	46,400	1,359	32	43
Ravenswood 1	8,800	12,200	254	24	18
Ravenswood 4	15,200	16,300	219	14	21

Ravenswood Generating Station, HEDD 2000 E*Grid Emissions Data (pounds)

HEDD Unit	NOx (#/MWh)	SO2 (#/MWh)	CO2 (#/MWh)	NOX Total	SO2 Total	CO2 Total
Ravenswood 9	7.38	1.01	1357	43918.38	6010.51	8075507
Ravenswood 10	7.38	1.01	1357	39697.02	5432.79	7299303
Ravenswood 8	7.38	1.01	1357	38412.9	5257.05	7063185
Ravenswood 11	7.38	1.01	1357	30745.08	4207.66	5653262
Ravenswood 2-2	7.38	1.01	1357	46257.84	6330.68	8505676
Ravenswood 3-4	7.38	1.01	1357	42722.82	5846.89	7855673
Ravenswood 2-4	7.38	1.01	1357	35770.86	4895.47	6577379
Ravenswood 2-3	7.38	1.01	1357	32848.38	4495.51	6040007
Ravenswood 3-3	7.38	1.01	1357	30981.24	4239.98	5696686
Ravenswood 3-1	7.38	1.01	1357	24272.82	3321.89	4463173
Ravenswood 2-1	7.38	1.01	1357	19903.86	2723.97	3659829
Ravenswood 5	7.38	1.01	1357	6036.84	826.18	1110026
Ravenswood 7	7.38	1.01	1357	5084.82	695.89	934973
Ravenswood 6	7.38	1.01	1357	4265.64	583.78	784346
Ravenswood 3-2	7.38	1.01	1357	10029.42	1372.59	1844163
Ravenswood 1	7.38	1.01	1357	1874.52	256.54	344678
Ravenswood 4	7.38	1.01	1357	1616.22	221.19	297183

Ravenswood Generating Station & NYC Asthma Rates by Zip Code

Ravenswood I & II as seen from Roosevelt Island

Ravenswood Generating Station, 2002 National Emissions Inventory (pounds)

Total Emissions	11,335,507.60
Nitrogen Oxides	6,475,400.00
Sulfur Dioxide	2,234,200.00
Carbon Monoxide	1,528,403.60
Primary PM10 (Includes Filterables + Condensibles)	418,386.98
Primary PM2.5 (Includes Filterables + Condensibles)	380,932.87
Ammonia	190,765.68
Hexane	58,279.88
Volatile Organic Compounds	37,979.70
Nickel	5,218.43
Formaldehyde	3,940.28
Phosphorus	433.10
Toluene	394.10
Cobalt	279.64
Antimony	240.35
Manganese	155.63
Chromium	104.39
Benzene	77.78
Lead	73.83
Naphthalene	71.46
Cadmium	62.21
Arsenic	48.71
Selenium	32.40
Methyl Chloroform	10.79
o-Xylene	4.98
Ethyl Benzene	2.96
Beryllium	1.83
2-Methylnaphthalene	1.09
Acenaphthene	1.03
Phenanthrene	1.02
7,12-Dimethylbenz[a]Anthracene	0.73
Pyrene	0.40
Fluoranthene	0.34
Fluorene	0.31
Benz[a]Anthracene	0.21
Chrysene	0.14
Benzo[g,h,i,]Perylene	0.14
Anthracene	0.14
Xylenes (Mixture of o, m, and p Isomers)	0.10
3-Methylcholanthrene	0.08
Benzo[b]Fluoranthene	0.07
Acetaldehyde	0.07
Propylene Oxide	0.05
Benzo[k]Fluoranthene	0.04
Benzo[a]Pyrene	0.03
Acrolein	0.01

Ravenswood Steam Plant, 2002 National Emissions Inventory (pounds)

Total Emissions	1,750,062.72
Nitrogen Oxides	828,856.92
Sulfur Dioxide	680,476.56
Carbon Monoxide	116,431.13
Primary PM10 (Includes Filterables + Condensibles)	56,568.80
Primary PM2.5 (Includes Filterables + Condensibles)	42,456.38
Ammonia	12,524.77
Volatile Organic Compounds	9,575.19
Nickel	1,496.57
Hexane	719.91
Formaldehyde	468.16
Phosphorus	125.58
Toluene	83.68
Cobalt	79.95
Antimony	69.69
Manganese	40.03
Lead	21.01
Arsenic	16.93
Naphthalene	15.23
Chromium	15.07
Selenium	9.07
Cadmium	4.96
Benzene	3.72
o-Xylene	1.44
Ethyl Benzene	0.84
Beryllium	0.37
Acenaphthene	0.27
Phenanthrene	0.14
Fluorene	0.05
Fluoranthene	0.05
Acetaldehyde	0.05
Pyrene	0.04
Benz[a]Anthracene	0.04
Chrysene	0.03
Benzo[g,h,i,]Perylene	0.03
Xylenes (Mixture of o, m, and p Isomers)	0.02
Anthracene	0.02
Acrolein	0.01