New York power

Generates renewable electricity from sunlight, supporting New York communities and producing enough electricity for about 810 homes for a year.*

Air quality & health in Steuben County

Steuben County has a population of 92,162. Across five conditions the American Lung Association tracks — childhood asthma, adult asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease — it reports a combined 19,622 cases in the county.

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

Federal monitoring recorded 219 days of good air quality and 51 moderate days in the county over the most recent year, with 3 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 County Route 84 Solar in Troupsburg, Steuben County, ranks #77 of 567 by electricity produced in 2024. It uses solar photovoltaic technology, meaning panels that turn sunlight directly into electricity. The plant began operating in 2021 and is owned by Generate Capital.

In 2024 it generated 8.1 gigawatt-hours, a unit of energy equal to a million kilowatt-hours, which is about 810 homes’ worth of electricity. Its capacity, the most power it can deliver at one moment, is 5.0 MW, or megawatts, a measure of instantaneous power output. Because it needs sunshine, it runs well below that peak much of the time.

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 3,200 acres of forest in a year.*

Nearby places worth exploring

Troupsburg sits in the rural southern Finger Lakes region of Steuben County. To the east, Corning is home to the Corning Museum of Glass, while Keuka Lake and Finger Lakes wine country lie to the north.

Local school district

Jasper-Troupsburg 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.