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New York power
Generates renewable electricity from sunlight, supporting New York communities and producing enough electricity for about 690 homes for a year.*
Air quality & health in Sullivan County
Sullivan County has a population of 79,920. Across five conditions the American Lung Association tracks — childhood asthma, adult asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease — it reports a combined 16,644 cases in the county.
No ozone or particle pollution grades are available for this county in the most recent report. The figures above describe how many residents live with conditions sensitive to air quality — not measured pollution levels.
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 State Highway 17B Solar in Bethel, Sullivan County, ranks #147 of 567 by 2024 electricity produced. It is a solar photovoltaic plant, meaning panels that turn sunlight directly into electricity, with a capacity of 4.4 MW (a megawatt is a measure of the most power it can deliver at one moment, enough for roughly a few thousand homes at once).
It began operating in 2021 and produced 6.9 gigawatt-hours in 2024, a gigawatt-hour being a large unit of electricity, equal to the yearly use of about 690 homes. Owned by Generate Capital, it feeds power into the NYSEG system.
Environmental impact
Produces electricity without burning fuel, which avoids roughly 2,700 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 2,800,000 pounds of coal.*
Nearby places worth exploring
Bethel sits in the southern Catskills, home to Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, a well-known performing arts venue. The village of Monticello is nearby, and the Delaware River forms the western edge of Sullivan County.
Local school district
Monticello 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.
