New York power

Generates renewable electricity from sunlight, supporting New York communities and producing enough electricity for about 390 homes for a year.*

Air quality & health in Wyoming County

Wyoming County has a population of 39,532. Across five conditions the American Lung Association tracks — childhood asthma, adult asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease — it reports a combined 8,480 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 this category across New York, the Route 19 #1 Community Solar Farm in Pike ranks #265 by the electricity it produced in 2024, placing it near the middle of the pack. It began operating in 2022 and is owned by Generate Capital.

The farm uses solar photovoltaic technology, meaning panels that turn sunlight directly into electricity with no fuel burned. Its capacity is 2.0 MW, a megawatt being a measure of the most power it can deliver at once. In 2024 it produced 3.9 gigawatt-hours, a gigawatt-hour being a large unit for counting electricity over time, which is enough for about 390 homes.

Environmental impact

Produces electricity without burning fuel, which avoids roughly 1,500 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 1,600 acres of forest in a year.*

Nearby places worth exploring

Pike sits in Wyoming County, in the farm country of western New York. Letchworth State Park runs along the county’s eastern edge, and Silver Lake and the towns of Warsaw and Attica are also close by.

Local school district

Letchworth Central 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.