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New York power
Generates renewable electricity from sunlight, supporting New York communities and producing enough electricity for about 100 homes for a year.*
Air quality & health in Queens County
Queens County has a population of 2,252,196. Across five conditions the American Lung Association tracks — childhood asthma, adult asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease — it reports a combined 467,489 cases in the county.
No ozone grade is available for the county in the most recent report. For particle pollution — the fine soot and dust that can be breathed deep into the lungs — it received a grade of F.
Federal monitoring recorded 209 days of good air quality and 102 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 this one, on the Terminal B parking garage rooftop at LaGuardia in Queens, ranks #529 of 567 by 2024 electricity produced. It began operating in 2022 and is owned by Forefront Power, LLC.
It uses solar photovoltaic technology, meaning panels that turn sunlight directly into electricity with no fuel burned. Its capacity is 1.0 MW (a megawatt is a measure of the most power a plant can deliver at one moment). In 2024 it produced 1.0 gigawatt-hours (a unit of electricity; one gigawatt-hour is a million kilowatt-hours), which is about 100 homes’ worth.
Environmental impact
Produces electricity without burning fuel, which avoids roughly 390 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 using about 950 barrels of oil.*
Nearby places worth exploring
Queens offers plenty to explore close to LaGuardia. Flushing Meadows Corona Park is home to Citi Field and the US Open tennis center, and the Astoria waterfront and Rockaway Beach are well-known borough destinations.
Local school district
New York City Department Of Education
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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.
