New York power

Generates renewable electricity from wind, supporting New York communities and producing enough electricity for about 26,000 homes for a year.*

Air quality & health in Steuben County

Steuben County has a population of 92,162. Across five conditions the American Lung Association tracks — childhood asthma, adult asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease — it reports a combined 19,622 cases in the county.

The county received a grade of B for ozone pollution. For particle pollution — the fine soot and dust that can be breathed deep into the lungs — it received a grade of F.

Federal monitoring recorded 219 days of good air quality and 51 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

Eight Point Wind is one of 33 wind plants in New York, and it ranks #8 of 33 by the electricity it produced in 2024. Its turbines stand near Rexville in Steuben County, where they turn moving air into electricity.

The plant produced 256.8 gigawatt-hours, which is about 26,000 homes’ worth of yearly use. Its capacity is 101.2 MW, a measure of the most power it can deliver at one moment, and it began operating in 2023. Wind output rises and falls with the weather, so a plant like this works at roughly 29 percent of that maximum over a year.

Environmental impact

Produces electricity without burning fuel, which avoids roughly 99,000 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 100,000 acres of forest in a year.*

Nearby places worth exploring

Steuben County sits in the western Southern Tier, within reach of Corning, home to the Corning Museum of Glass. Further north, Keuka Lake and the Finger Lakes wine country draw visitors for scenic drives and tasting rooms.

Local school district

Canisteo-Greenwood 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.