New York power

Generates renewable electricity from sunlight, supporting New York communities and producing enough electricity for about 110 homes for a year.*

Air quality & health in Suffolk County

Suffolk County has a population of 1,523,170. Across five conditions the American Lung Association tracks — childhood asthma, adult asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease — it reports a combined 316,289 cases in the county.

The county received a grade of F for ozone pollution. For particle pollution — the fine soot and dust that can be breathed deep into the lungs — it received a grade of A.

Federal monitoring recorded 235 days of good air quality and 76 moderate days in the county over the most recent year, with 3 days rated unhealthy for sensitive groups.

Long-term exposure to air pollution has been linked to certain health conditions, particularly for children and older adults. Where electricity comes from affects how much combustion pollution is produced on the grid.

These figures describe the county as a whole and are not specific to this facility. Sources: American Lung Association – State of the Air (New York); U.S. EPA Air Quality Index.

The story behind this New York renewable energy facility

New York has 567 solar plants in this category, and North County in Hauppauge ranks #525 of 567 by 2024 electricity produced. It’s a solar photovoltaic plant, meaning panels that turn sunlight directly into electricity, and it has been operating since 2011 with a capacity of 1.0 MW (a megawatt is a measure of how much power a plant can deliver at once).

Over the year it produced 1.1 gigawatt-hours (a unit of electricity; a gigawatt-hour is a large quantity of energy), roughly enough for about 110 homes. It runs without burning any fuel, and its power flows into the grid served by PSEG Long Island.

Environmental impact

Produces electricity without burning fuel, which avoids roughly 420 metric tons of carbon dioxide a year compared with producing the same electricity from the national mix of power sources — about the same as taking about 89 cars off the road for a year.*

Nearby places worth exploring

Hauppauge sits in Suffolk County, a part of Long Island with plenty to explore. Stony Brook University is in the county, and Fire Island’s beaches are a popular summer destination. Farther east you’ll find the Hamptons, Montauk Point, and the North Fork wine country.

Local school district

Deer Park Union Free School District

Common questions

* Homes-powered and emissions comparisons are annual estimates based on national averages from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. “Homes powered” describes a quantity of electricity, not direct service to specific households. How we calculate this.