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New York power
Generates renewable electricity from sunlight, supporting New York communities and producing enough electricity for about 720 homes for a year.*
Air quality & health in Ontario County
Ontario County has a population of 112,494. Across five conditions the American Lung Association tracks — childhood asthma, adult asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease — it reports a combined 24,522 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 Richmond solar plant in Honeoye ranks #126 of 567 by 2024 electricity produced. It began operating in 2023 and is owned by Solar Planet Power, with RG&E as its local utility.
The plant uses solar photovoltaic technology, meaning panels that turn sunlight directly into electricity with no fuel burned. It can produce up to 5.0 MW at once, and a megawatt is a measure of how much power it can deliver at a given moment. Over the year it generated 7.2 gigawatt-hours, a gigawatt-hour being a large amount of electricity over time, which is about 720 homes’ worth of power.
Environmental impact
Produces electricity without burning fuel, which avoids roughly 2,800 metric tons of carbon dioxide a year compared with producing the same electricity from the national mix of power sources — about the same as taking about 600 cars off the road for a year.*
Nearby places worth exploring
Honeoye sits in Ontario County, close to Canandaigua and its lake in the heart of the Finger Lakes. The lakeside city of Geneva, home to Hobart and William Smith Colleges, is also in the area, and Bristol Mountain ski resort is nearby.
Local school district
Honeoye 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.
