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New York power
Generates renewable electricity from sunlight, supporting New York communities and producing enough electricity for about 170 homes for a year.*
Air quality & health in Greene County
Greene County has a population of 47,062. Across five conditions the American Lung Association tracks — childhood asthma, adult asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease — it reports a combined 10,629 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 Greene County Meter #1, in Cairo, ranks #490 of 567 by electricity produced in 2024. It has run since 2018 and is owned by Tesla Inc.
The plant uses solar photovoltaic technology, meaning panels that turn sunlight directly into electricity with no fuel burned. It has a capacity of 1.6 MW, a megawatt being a measure of the most power it can deliver at one moment. Last year it produced 1.7 gigawatt-hours, a gigawatt-hour being a large unit of energy, and that is about 170 homes’ worth of electricity.
Environmental impact
Produces electricity without burning fuel, which avoids roughly 660 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 77,000 gallons of gasoline.*
Nearby places worth exploring
Cairo sits at the foot of the northern Catskills, home to Hunter Mountain and Windham Mountain ski resorts and the well-known Kaaterskill Falls. To the east, the Hudson River villages of Catskill and Athens line the water’s edge.
Local school district
Cairo-Durham 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.
