New York power

Generates renewable electricity from sunlight, supporting New York communities and producing enough electricity for about 270 homes for a year.*

Air quality & health in Sullivan County

Sullivan County has a population of 79,920. Across five conditions the American Lung Association tracks — childhood asthma, adult asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease — it reports a combined 16,644 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 Villa Roma Rd #1 in Delaware, Sullivan County, ranks #398 of 567 by 2024 electricity produced. It’s a solar photovoltaic plant, which means panels that turn sunlight directly into electricity, with no fuel burned. It began operating in 2020 and is owned by Generate Capital.

In 2024 it produced 2.7 gigawatt-hours, a unit of energy equal to a million kilowatt-hours, which is about 270 homes’ worth of yearly electricity. Its capacity is 2.0 MW, a megawatt being the most power it can deliver at one moment. Because the sun isn’t always shining, it ran at about 16 percent of that ceiling over the year.

Environmental impact

Produces electricity without burning fuel, which avoids roughly 1,100 metric tons of carbon dioxide a year compared with producing the same electricity from the national mix of power sources — about the same as keeping about 410 tons of waste out of a landfill.*

Nearby places worth exploring

Delaware sits in the southern Catskills, an area known for its rolling hills and scenic drives. Bethel Woods Center for the Arts and the village of Monticello are both nearby. The Delaware River forms the county’s western edge.

Local school district

Sullivan West 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.