New York power

Generates renewable electricity from sunlight, supporting New York communities and producing enough electricity for about 420 homes for a year.*

Air quality & health in Saratoga County

Saratoga County has a population of 238,711. Across five conditions the American Lung Association tracks — childhood asthma, adult asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease — it reports a combined 51,023 cases in the county.

The county received a grade of B for ozone pollution. No particle pollution grade is available.

Federal monitoring recorded 233 days of good air quality and 10 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

Saratoga Solar IV, LLC is one of 567 solar plants in New York, and it ranks #258 of 567 by the electricity it produced in 2024. It sits along NY-29 in Rock City Falls, in Saratoga County, and began operating in 2023. It uses solar photovoltaic technology, which means panels that turn sunlight directly into electricity with no fuel burned.

The plant is rated at 3.5 MW, a megawatt being a measure of the most power it can deliver at one moment. Over the year it generated 4.2 gigawatt-hours, a gigawatt-hour being a large unit of electricity over time, which is about 420 homes’ worth of power. Green Street Power Partners owns it, and it connects to the grid served by National Grid.

Environmental impact

Produces electricity without burning fuel, which avoids roughly 1,600 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 350 cars off the road for a year.*

Nearby places worth exploring

Rock City Falls is a short drive from Saratoga Springs, known for the Saratoga Race Course, the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, and Saratoga Spa State Park. Saratoga Lake sits just outside the city, a familiar spot for boating and lakeside afternoons.

Local school district

Ballston Spa 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.