New York power

Generates renewable electricity from sunlight, supporting New York communities and producing enough electricity for about 310 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 Hollygrove CSG in Red Creek ranks #352 of 567 by 2024 electricity produced. It uses solar photovoltaic technology, which means panels that turn sunlight directly into electricity with no moving parts. Owned by Nautilus Solar Solutions, it began operating in 2018 and connects to the RG&E grid.

Its capacity is 2.0 MW, the most power it can deliver at one moment. Over the year it produced 3.1 gigawatt-hours, a measure of electricity over time, which is enough for about 310 homes. That is the same as not burning about 1,200,000 pounds of coal, since sunlight is a carbon-free source.

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 1,200,000 pounds of coal.*

Nearby places worth exploring

Red Creek sits in Wayne County, close to the Lake Ontario shoreline and Chimney Bluffs State Park. Erie Canal villages such as Palmyra and Lyons lie nearby, set amid apple orchard country.

Local school district

Red Creek 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.