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New York power
Generates renewable electricity from sunlight, supporting New York communities and producing enough electricity for about 220 homes for a year.*
Air quality & health in Orange County
Orange County has a population of 407,470. Across five conditions the American Lung Association tracks — childhood asthma, adult asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease — it reports a combined 78,693 cases in the county.
No ozone grade is available for the county in the most recent report. 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 228 days of good air quality and 38 moderate days in the county over the most recent year, with 1 day 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 Howell CSG, a solar farm in Middletown, Orange County, ranks #459 of 567 by 2024 electricity produced. It uses solar photovoltaic technology, meaning panels that turn sunlight directly into electricity, and it began operating in 2020.
In 2024 it produced 2.2 gigawatt-hours, a gigawatt-hour being a way of counting a large amount of electricity over time, which is about 220 homes’ worth of electricity for a year. Its capacity is 2.0 MW, a megawatt being the most power it can deliver at one moment. Nautilus Solar Solutions owns the site, which connects to the Orange & Rockland grid.
Environmental impact
Produces electricity without burning fuel, which avoids roughly 830 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 320 tons of waste out of a landfill.*
Nearby places worth exploring
Middletown is the commercial hub of Orange County, set in the Hudson Valley. Nearby you’ll find West Point, Storm King Art Center, and Bear Mountain and Harriman state parks, all well-known destinations for history, art, and time outdoors.
Local school district
Warwick Valley Central 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.
