New York power

Generates renewable electricity from sunlight, supporting New York communities and producing enough electricity for about 860 homes for a year.*

Air quality & health in Oneida County

Oneida County has a population of 227,555. Across five conditions the American Lung Association tracks — childhood asthma, adult asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease — it reports a combined 47,467 cases in the county.

Federal monitoring recorded 211 days of good air quality and 50 moderate days in the county over the most recent year, with 0 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

Judd Road Solar in Oriskany ranks #42 of New York’s 567 solar plants by the electricity it produced in 2024. It uses solar photovoltaic technology, meaning panels that turn sunlight directly into electricity, and began operating in 2022.

Its capacity is 5.0 MW, which describes the most power it can send out at any one moment. Over the year it produced 8.6 gigawatt-hours, a unit for measuring electricity over time, roughly enough for about 860 homes. As with most solar plants, it generates from sunlight rather than burning fuel.

Environmental impact

Produces electricity without burning fuel, which avoids roughly 3,300 metric tons of carbon dioxide a year compared with producing the same electricity from the national mix of power sources — about the same as taking about 710 cars off the road for a year.*

Nearby places worth exploring

Oriskany sits in Oneida County, in the Mohawk Valley. Utica and Rome are both close by, and Rome is home to Fort Stanwix National Monument and a stretch of the Erie Canal. The eastern shore of Oneida Lake also reaches into the county.

Local school district

Oriskany 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.