New York power

Generates renewable electricity from sunlight, supporting New York communities and producing enough electricity for about 270 homes for a year.*

Air quality & health in Suffolk County

Suffolk County has a population of 1,523,170. Across five conditions the American Lung Association tracks — childhood asthma, adult asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease — it reports a combined 316,289 cases in the county.

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

Federal monitoring recorded 235 days of good air quality and 76 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

Kings Park Solar II is one of 567 solar plants in New York, and it ranks #404 of 567 by the electricity it produced in 2024. It sits on Old Northport Road in Kings Park, in Suffolk County, and began operating in 2019.

The plant uses solar photovoltaic technology, which means panels that turn sunlight directly into electricity with no moving parts. Its capacity is 2.0 MW, a megawatt being a measure of the most power it can deliver at a given moment. Over 2024 it produced 2.7 gigawatt-hours, a unit of electricity over time, which is enough for about 270 homes.

Environmental impact

Produces electricity without burning fuel, which avoids roughly 1,000 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 120,000 gallons of gasoline.*

Nearby places worth exploring

Kings Park sits on Long Island’s North Shore, within easy reach of Stony Brook University and the waterfront of Long Island Sound. Farther out, Suffolk County stretches to Fire Island’s beaches, the North Fork wine country, and the Hamptons and Montauk Point on the East End.

Local school district

Smithtown 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.