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New York power
Generates renewable electricity from sunlight, supporting New York communities and producing enough electricity for about 970 homes for a year.*
Air quality & health in Jefferson County
Jefferson County has a population of 114,787. Across five conditions the American Lung Association tracks — childhood asthma, adult asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease — it reports a combined 21,824 cases in the county.
The county received a grade of B for ozone pollution. No particle pollution grade is available.
Federal monitoring recorded 255 days of good air quality and 16 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
Out of 567 solar plants in New York, OYA Robinson Road in Orleans ranks #24 for the electricity it produced in 2024. It is a solar photovoltaic plant, meaning panels that turn sunlight directly into electricity, with a capacity of 5.0 MW (a megawatt is a measure of how much power a plant can deliver at once).
It began operating in 2022 and produced 9.7 gigawatt-hours in 2024, a gigawatt-hour being a large unit of electricity over time, which is about 970 homes’ worth of yearly use. Sunlight is a carbon-free fuel, and the plant connects to the National Grid system.
Environmental impact
Produces electricity without burning fuel, which avoids roughly 3,700 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 using about 9,200 barrels of oil.*
Nearby places worth exploring
Orleans sits in Jefferson County, close to Watertown and the Thousand Islands region. Resort villages like Clayton and Alexandria Bay line the St. Lawrence River, and Sackets Harbor sits on Lake Ontario.
Local school district
La Fargeville 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.
