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New York power
Generates renewable electricity from sunlight, supporting New York communities and producing enough electricity for about 820 homes for a year.*
Air quality & health in Tioga County
Tioga County has a population of 47,715. Across five conditions the American Lung Association tracks — childhood asthma, adult asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease — it reports a combined 10,382 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 the Halsey Valley plant in Barton, Tioga County, ranks #73 of 567 by 2024 electricity produced. It uses solar photovoltaic technology, which means panels that turn sunlight directly into electricity. The plant began operating in 2020 and is owned by LSE Pegasus LLC.
In 2024 it generated 8.2 gigawatt-hours, a gigawatt-hour being a large unit of energy equal to a million kilowatt-hours, which is enough to power about 820 homes. Its capacity is 5.0 MW, a megawatt being the most power it can deliver at one moment. Sunlight is a renewable, carbon-free source of energy.
Environmental impact
Produces electricity without burning fuel, which avoids roughly 3,100 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 3,300 acres of forest in a year.*
Nearby places worth exploring
Barton sits in Tioga County in New York’s Southern Tier. The riverside village of Owego on the Susquehanna River is close by, with the Finger Lakes to the north and Binghamton a short drive east.
Local school district
Tioga 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.
