New York power

Generates renewable electricity from sunlight, supporting New York communities and producing enough electricity for about 540 homes for a year.*

Air quality & health in Broome County

Broome County has a population of 196,077. Across five conditions the American Lung Association tracks — childhood asthma, adult asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease — it reports a combined 40,960 cases in the county.

No ozone or particle pollution grades are available for this county in the most recent report. The figures above describe how many residents live with conditions sensitive to air quality — not measured pollution levels.

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

Of the 567 solar plants in New York in this category, the Broome County plant in Conklin ranks #226 by the electricity it produced in 2024. It is owned by Tesla Inc. and has been operating since 2018. It uses solar photovoltaic technology, which means panels turn sunlight directly into electricity with no moving parts.

Its capacity is 4.0 MW. A megawatt is a measure of how much power a plant can deliver at one moment. Over the year it produced 5.4 gigawatt-hours of electricity, which is roughly enough to supply about 540 homes. A gigawatt-hour is simply a large unit for counting total energy over time. As with any solar plant, its output follows the sun.

Environmental impact

Produces electricity without burning fuel, which avoids roughly 2,100 metric tons of carbon dioxide a year compared with producing the same electricity from the national mix of power sources — about the same as not burning about 2,200,000 pounds of coal.*

Nearby places worth exploring

Conklin sits in Broome County, close to Binghamton, home to Binghamton University, where the Susquehanna and Chenango rivers meet. Otsiningo Park and the Discovery Center are local destinations for a day out.

Local school district

Binghamton City 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.