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New York power
Generates renewable electricity from sunlight, supporting New York communities and producing enough electricity for about 750 homes for a year.*
Air quality & health in Schuyler County
Schuyler County has a population of 17,507. Across five conditions the American Lung Association tracks — childhood asthma, adult asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease — it reports a combined 3,900 cases in the county.
No ozone or particle pollution grades are available for this county in the most recent report. The figures above describe how many residents live with conditions sensitive to air quality — not measured pollution levels.
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 LSE Musca Solar, in Beavers Dam, ranks #113 of 567 by the electricity it produced in 2024. It uses solar photovoltaic technology, meaning panels that turn sunlight directly into electricity with no fuel burned. Inovateus Solar, LLC owns it, and it began operating in 2022.
In 2024 it generated 7.5 gigawatt-hours, a unit for measuring large amounts of electricity, which is about 750 homes’ worth. Its capacity, the most it can produce at any moment, is 5.0 MW, a megawatt being one million watts of power.
Environmental impact
Produces electricity without burning fuel, which avoids roughly 2,900 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 3,000 acres of forest in a year.*
Nearby places worth exploring
Schuyler County sits in the Finger Lakes region, and Watkins Glen State Park, with its well-known gorge at the southern tip of Seneca Lake, is a short drive away. Watkins Glen International, the race track nearby, is another familiar local landmark.
Local school district
Bradford 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.
