New York
New York Regional Interconnection
STATUS: Suspended TYPE: Transmission OPPOSITION: New York state representatives; environmental groups, local residents PROSPECTS: Indeterminate BACKGROUND: In 2006, New York Regional Interconnection (NYRI) announced plans to construct and maintain a 190-mile, 1,200 megawatt electrical transmission line through New York, from … Continue reading
PPM Energy’s Hardscrabble Wind Farm, Fairfield and Norway, NY
STATUS: In progress TYPE: Wind OPPOSITION: Local Residents PROSPECTS: Likely BACKGROUND: PPM Energy proposed the Hardscrabble Wind Farm, which involves the installation of 44 wind turbines to be located in Herkimer County, New York. The project is valued at $76 … Continue reading
Jericho Rise Wind Farm, NY
STATUS: In Progress with opposition TYPE: Wind OPPOSITION: Towns Boards of Bellmont and Chateaugay PROSPECTS: Indeterminate BACKGROUND: The Jericho Rise Wind Farm will be located near Franklin, New York. The developer is Jericho Rise Wind Farm, LLC, which is a … Continue reading
Adirondack Wind Energy Park, Gore Mountain, Barton Group, NY
STATUS: In progress, with opposition TYPE: Wind OPPOSITION: Adirondack Council, Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks, Adirondack residents PROSPECTS: Indeterminate BACKGROUND: The project would produce 10 turbines generating up to 30 megawatts of power, enough for about 13,000 homes … Continue reading
Jones Beach Wind Project, NY
STATUS: In progress with opposition TYPE: Wind OPPOSITION: Save Our Beaches PROSPECTS: Indeterminate BACKGROUND: In 2002, the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) had sought submissions for designing and building a 40-turbine wind project 3.5 to 5 miles from the coast … Continue reading
Marble River Wind Farm, NY
STATUS: In progress with opposition TYPE: Wind OPPOSITION: Regulatory and permitting challenges; Local Residents PROSPECTS: Indeterminate BACKGROUND: The Marble River wind farm would be a 229-megawatt wind project in upstate New York near Clinton and Ellenburg in Clinton County. It … Continue reading
Horse Creek Wind Farm, NY
STATUS: In progress with opposition TYPE: Wind OPPOSITION: Citizens and town officials of Clayton; Fish and Wildlife Service PROSPECTS: Indeterminate BACKGROUND: The Horse Creek Wind Farm is located near Clayton, New York. It is a $234 million project that includes … Continue reading
Cape Wyckoff Wind Project, NY
STATUS: Canceled TYPE: Wind OPPOSITION: Cherry Valley Advocates, a group formed in opposition to the project; Otesgo 2000 PROSPECTS: Unlikely BACKGROUND: Reunion initially planned to build an 24-turbine wind farm on Cape Wycoff Ridge in easthern Cherry Valley. Construction on … Continue reading
Alabama Ledge Wind Farm, Genesee County, NY
STATUS: In progress TYPE: Wind Project OPPOSITION: Local residents PROSPECTS: Indeterminate BACKGROUND: Horizon Wind Energy, LLC has proposed a wind farm project named Alabama Ledge Wind Farm located in Genesee County. The plant would generate 80-megawatts of electricity enough to … Continue reading
Community Energy’s Jordanville Wind Farm, Herkimer County, NY
STATUS: In progress, with opposition TYPE: Wind OPPOSITION: Otsego 2000, Advocates for Stark, Local Residents, Holy Trinity monastery PROSPECTS: Prolonged Delay BACKGROUND: Community Energy, Inc. (CEI) proposed the Jordanville Wind project in the towns of Stark and Warren in Herkimer … Continue reading