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New York power
Recently began operating (2024) and has not yet reported a full year of generation. Its first complete year of data will appear in the next annual release.
Air quality & health in St. Lawrence County
St. Lawrence County has a population of 106,940. Across five conditions the American Lung Association tracks — childhood asthma, adult asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease — it reports a combined 22,121 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 this one, in Richville, St. Lawrence County, ranks #519 of 567 by 2024 electricity produced. It’s a solar photovoltaic plant, meaning panels that turn sunlight straight into electricity, and it has a capacity of 1.5 MW. That’s a measure of the most power it can send out at any one moment.
The plant began operating in 2024, so a full year of data is still pending. Its output is sent to the grid served by National Grid, the local utility, which delivers power to homes and businesses in the area.
Nearby places worth exploring
Richville sits in St. Lawrence County, where the St. Lawrence River and the Adirondack foothills frame the landscape. The college towns of Canton, home to St. Lawrence University and SUNY Canton, and Potsdam, home to Clarkson University and SUNY Potsdam, are both nearby.
Local school district
Gouverneur 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.
