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New York power
This facility is kept available as backup capacity rather than run continuously. It reported 27 MWh sent to the grid in 2024.
Air quality & health in Westchester County
Westchester County has a population of 990,817. Across five conditions the American Lung Association tracks — childhood asthma, adult asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease — it reports a combined 205,615 cases in the county.
The county received a grade of D for ozone pollution. No particle pollution grade is available.
Federal monitoring recorded 215 days of good air quality and 53 moderate days in the county over the most recent year, with 5 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 NY – Mines Press, in Cortlandt, ranks #561 of 567 by 2024 electricity produced.
It began operating in 2021 and pairs solar photovoltaic panels, which turn sunlight directly into electricity, with batteries, which store power so it can be used later. It has 2 generators and a rated capacity of 2.0 MW, the most it can deliver at any one moment. Think of it as a standby resource: the point is having power available when it’s needed, not producing a steady stream every hour.
Nearby places worth exploring
Cortlandt sits in northern Westchester County, close to the Hudson River towns of Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow. White Plains and Yonkers are the county’s larger urban centers. Rockefeller State Park Preserve and Playland amusement park in Rye are well-known county destinations.
Local school district
Lakeland 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.
