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New York power
Generates renewable electricity from sunlight, supporting New York communities and producing enough electricity for about 310 homes for a year.*
Air quality & health in Fulton County
Fulton County has a population of 52,234. Across five conditions the American Lung Association tracks — childhood asthma, adult asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease — it reports a combined 11,205 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
New York has 567 solar plants in this category, and the Johnstown plant ranks #348 of 567 by the electricity it produced in 2024. It began operating in 2018 and uses solar photovoltaic technology, which means panels that turn sunlight directly into electricity, with no fuel burned.
The plant has a capacity of 2.0 MW, a megawatt being a measure of the most power it can deliver at one moment. Over the year it produced 3.1 gigawatt-hours, a gigawatt-hour being a large unit of electricity over time, which is about 310 homes’ worth of use. It is owned by Onyx Asset Services Group, and the power flows into the National Grid system.
Environmental impact
Produces electricity without burning fuel, which avoids roughly 1,200 metric tons of carbon dioxide a year compared with producing the same electricity from the national mix of power sources — about the same as the carbon absorbed by about 1,300 acres of forest in a year.*
Nearby places worth exploring
Johnstown sits in Fulton County in the southern Adirondack foothills, beside its neighbor Gloversville. The Great Sacandaga Lake is close at hand, and the southern Adirondacks offer scenery within easy reach.
Local school district
Johnstown City School District
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* 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.
