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New York power
Generates renewable electricity from sunlight, supporting New York communities and producing enough electricity for about 350 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
Mount Hope East is one of 567 solar plants in New York’s solar category, and it ranks #291 of 567 by the electricity it produced in 2024. It sits on NY Rt 211 in Mount Hope, in Orange County, and is owned by Mount Hope Solar 1 LLC.
The plant began operating in 2019 and uses solar photovoltaic technology, which means panels turn sunlight directly into electricity with no fuel burned. Its capacity is 1.9 MW, a measure of the most power it can deliver at one moment. In 2024 it generated 3.5 gigawatt-hours, a unit of energy equal to about 350 homes’ worth of electricity.
Environmental impact
Produces electricity without burning fuel, which avoids roughly 1,400 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 530 tons of waste out of a landfill.*
Nearby places worth exploring
Mount Hope sits in the Hudson Valley, a region known for West Point, Storm King Art Center, and Bear Mountain and Harriman state parks. Middletown, the county’s commercial hub, is a short drive away and makes a handy base for shopping and dining.
Local school district
Minisink 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.
