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New York power
Generates renewable electricity from sunlight, supporting New York communities and producing enough electricity for about 280 homes for a year.*
Air quality & health in Oswego County
Oswego County has a population of 118,162. Across five conditions the American Lung Association tracks — childhood asthma, adult asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease — it reports a combined 24,364 cases in the county.
The county received a grade of B for ozone pollution. No particle pollution grade is available.
Federal monitoring recorded 256 days of good air quality and 8 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
New York has 567 solar plants in this category, and the Onondaga County- Clearwater plant in Oswego sits at #386 of 567 for electricity produced in 2024. It uses solar photovoltaic technology, which means panels that turn sunlight directly into electricity. The plant began operating in 2017 and is owned by Tesla Inc.
It has a capacity of 2.0 MW (a megawatt is a measure of the most power a plant can deliver at one moment). Over the year it produced 2.8 gigawatt-hours (a unit of energy, enough to run about 280 homes for that time). It sends power onto the National Grid system.
Environmental impact
Produces electricity without burning fuel, which avoids roughly 1,100 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 230 cars off the road for a year.*
Nearby places worth exploring
Oswego sits on the shore of Lake Ontario and is home to SUNY Oswego. Fort Ontario overlooks the harbor, and nearby Selkirk Shores State Park and the Salmon River draw anglers and campers.
Local school district
Oswego City 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.
