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 Essex County

Essex County has a population of 36,775. Across five conditions the American Lung Association tracks — childhood asthma, adult asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease — it reports a combined 8,577 cases in the county.

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

Federal monitoring recorded 218 days of good air quality and 50 moderate days in the county over the most recent year, with 4 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

New York has 567 solar plants in this category, and Pivot Solar NY 1 in Ticonderoga ranks #115 of 567 by the electricity it produced in 2024. Owned by Pivot Energy, it began operating in 2024 and uses solar photovoltaic technology, which means panels that turn sunlight directly into electricity without burning anything.

In 2024 the plant produced 7.5 gigawatt-hours, a gigawatt-hour being a very large unit of electricity, and that is enough to power about 750 homes. Its capacity is 5.0 MW, a megawatt being the most power it can deliver at one moment. That capacity is a ceiling, and sunshine sets the pace, so the plant ran at roughly 17 percent of that ceiling over the year.

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 taking about 620 cars off the road for a year.*

Nearby places worth exploring

Ticonderoga sits in Essex County, a gateway to the Adirondacks. Lake Placid and the Adirondack High Peaks are a draw for hikers and visitors, and Whiteface Mountain rises near Wilmington. The Lake Champlain shoreline forms the county’s eastern edge.

Local school district

Ticonderoga 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.