ComputeLabs Research
New York Power Authority will own 51% of the 240-megawatt Rich Road Solar project developed with EDF.
· ComputeLabs Research · from the October 1, 2026 edition
Utility Dive reports that the New York Power Authority (NYPA) will own 51% of Rich Road Solar, a 240-megawatt solar project developed with EDF. The percentage describes NYPA’s ownership interest, while 240 MW describes the project’s solar-generation capacity.
Rich Road Solar is identified as the first project NYPA has developed using a public-private partnership model to advance renewable energy. That ownership and development structure is the principal additional context provided in the excerpt.
The supplied material does not specify project cost, construction status, commercial-operation timing, or electricity buyers. It also does not identify a data-center customer or an associated AI-compute power contract.
Sources
- Utility Dive: NYPA to own 51% of 240-MW solar project with EDF(utilitydive.com)
- New York Power Authority
- Rich Road Solar
- EDF

