New York power

Generates renewable electricity from sunlight, supporting New York communities and producing enough electricity for about 830 homes for a year.*

Air quality & health in Dutchess County

Dutchess County has a population of 297,150. Across five conditions the American Lung Association tracks — childhood asthma, adult asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease — it reports a combined 62,789 cases in the county.

Federal monitoring recorded 252 days of good air quality and 17 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

Of the 567 solar plants in New York’s clean-energy category, Phillips Route 82 Solar LLC in East Fishkill ranks #65 by how much electricity it produced in 2024. It is a solar photovoltaic plant, meaning panels that turn sunlight directly into electricity with no fuel burned and no moving parts. It began operating in 2022 and sits in Dutchess County, within Central Hudson’s service area.

Its capacity is 5.0 MW, a megawatt being a measure of the most power a plant can deliver at one moment. Over the year it generated 8.3 gigawatt-hours, a gigawatt-hour being a large unit of electricity over time, and that is enough to power about 830 homes. Like most solar plants, it produces only when the sun is out, so its yearly output reflects daylight and weather.

Environmental impact

Produces electricity without burning fuel, which avoids roughly 3,200 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 370,000 gallons of gasoline.*

Nearby places worth exploring

East Fishkill sits in the Hudson Valley, a short drive from Poughkeepsie, home to Vassar College and Marist College, and the Walkway Over the Hudson pedestrian bridge. Beacon, along the river, is known for the Dia Beacon art museum.

Local school district

Arlington 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.