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Retiring New York City's peaker fleet could be the endgame for fossil fuels
Astoria. Gowanus. Harlem River. Hell Gate. Arthur Kill.
These are the names of some of New York City's 19 peaker plants that dot the landscape of the South Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and other low-income communities of color. The plants generate 6,093 MW of fossil-fueled capacity across 89 individual units that are aging and well past retirement, with some still running on fuel oil or kerosene.