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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 Richmond County
Richmond County has a population of 490,687. Across five conditions the American Lung Association tracks — childhood asthma, adult asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease — it reports a combined 100,230 cases in the county.
The county received a grade of D for ozone pollution. For particle pollution — the fine soot and dust that can be breathed deep into the lungs — it received a grade of B.
Federal monitoring recorded 238 days of good air quality and 75 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 Kinder Morgan Fordham, on Arthur Kill Road in Staten Island, ranks #266 of 567 by the electricity it produced in 2024. Owned by Powerflex, it began operating in 2018 and uses solar photovoltaic technology, meaning panels that turn sunlight directly into electricity.
In 2024 the plant produced 3.9 gigawatt-hours, a unit for measuring large amounts of electricity, which is about 390 homes’ worth of yearly use. Its capacity is 1.7 MW, a megawatt being a measure of the most power it can deliver at one moment. Because the sun doesn’t shine around the clock, it ran at about a quarter of that maximum over the year.
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
Staten Island is home to the wooded trails of the Staten Island Greenbelt and the gardens and galleries of Snug Harbor Cultural Center. The Staten Island Ferry offers harbor views, and many visitors make the crossing just for the scenery.
Local school district
New York City Department Of Education
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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.
