New York power

Generates renewable electricity from sunlight, supporting New York communities and producing enough electricity for about 140 homes for a year.*

Air quality & health in Oneida County

Oneida County has a population of 227,555. Across five conditions the American Lung Association tracks — childhood asthma, adult asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease — it reports a combined 47,467 cases in the county.

Federal monitoring recorded 211 days of good air quality and 50 moderate days in the county over the most recent year, with 0 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

Barneveld Solar is one of 567 solar plants in New York, and it ranks #509 of 567 by how much electricity it produced in 2024. It sits on North Gage Road in Oneida County and began operating in 2019. It uses solar photovoltaic technology, meaning panels that turn sunlight directly into electricity.

In 2024 it produced 1.4 gigawatt-hours, a gigawatt-hour being a large unit for measuring electricity over time, which is about 140 homes’ worth of yearly use. Its capacity is 1.0 MW, a megawatt being the most power it can deliver at one moment, and National Grid carries that power to customers.

Environmental impact

Produces electricity without burning fuel, which avoids roughly 540 metric tons of carbon dioxide a year compared with producing the same electricity from the national mix of power sources — about the same as not burning about 560,000 pounds of coal.*

Nearby places worth exploring

Barneveld sits in the Mohawk Valley, a short drive from Utica and Rome. In Rome, Fort Stanwix National Monument and the Erie Canal are well-known places to spend an afternoon. The eastern shore of Oneida Lake also touches the county.

Local school district

Holland Patent 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.