New York power

Generates renewable electricity from sunlight, supporting New York communities and producing enough electricity for about 320 homes for a year.*

Air quality & health in Wayne County

Wayne County has a population of 90,829. Across five conditions the American Lung Association tracks — childhood asthma, adult asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease — it reports a combined 19,472 cases in the county.

The county received a grade of C for ozone pollution. No particle pollution grade is available.

Federal monitoring recorded 251 days of good air quality and 13 moderate days in the county over the most recent year, with 1 day 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 Brickchurch Solar in North Rose, Wayne County, ranks #343 of 567 by the electricity it produced in 2024. It uses solar photovoltaic technology, which means panels that turn sunlight directly into electricity with no moving parts or fuel. The site began operating in 2020 and is owned by Generate Capital.

Its capacity is 2.0 MW, a measure of the most power it can deliver at once, and it produced 3.2 gigawatt-hours in 2024, a unit of electricity that here equals about 320 homes’ yearly use. That output is carbon-free and equals not burning about 140,000 gallons of gasoline. The power flows into the RG&E grid.

Environmental impact

Produces electricity without burning fuel, which avoids roughly 1,200 metric tons of carbon dioxide a year compared with producing the same electricity from the national mix of power sources — about the same as not burning about 140,000 gallons of gasoline.*

Nearby places worth exploring

North Rose sits in Wayne County near the Lake Ontario shoreline, where Chimney Bluffs State Park draws visitors to the water’s edge. Inland, Erie Canal villages such as Palmyra and Lyons are surrounded by apple orchard country.

Local school district

Sodus 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.