Nameplate capacity
3.6 MW
Rank in New York
#691
of 1,152 plants
In service since
1991
January 1991
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- New York Zoological Society
- County
- Bronx County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among natural gas plants in New York
- #91 of 103
- EIA plant code
- 50427
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 1.5 MW | 1.5 MW | 1995 | Operating |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 1.1 MW | 1.1 MW | 1991 | Operating |
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 0.5 MW | 0.5 MW | 1991 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 0.5 MW | 0.5 MW | 1991 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 3.6 MW solar plant and a 3.6 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All New York power plants · What New York actually generates