COHOCTON — The New York State Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment (Siting Board) on Sept. 12 granted approval to Baron Winds LLC (Baron Winds) to build and operate a wind facility in Steuben County. The Siting Board’s decision followed a “rigorous review and robust public participation process to ensure that the Southern […]
COHOCTON — The New York State Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment (Siting Board) on Sept. 12 granted approval to Baron Winds LLC (Baron Winds) to build and operate a wind facility in Steuben County.
The Siting Board’s decision followed a “rigorous review and robust public participation process to ensure that the Southern Tier wind farm meets or exceeds all siting requirements,” according to a release from the Siting Board.
The 242-megawatt (MW) Baron Winds project will include up to 68 high-capacity, 492-foot tall wind turbines, with associated electrical collection lines, access roads, meteorological towers, an operation and maintenance building, and a collection substation. Eleven of the turbines will be 2.625 MW and the remaining 57 will be 3.675 MW. The project will be located in the towns of Cohocton, Dansville, Fremont, and Wayland in Steuben County. The plan is to interconnect to the state’s electrical grid along the New York State Electric and Gas (NYSEG) 230 kilovolt (kV) transmission line in the town of Cohocton, the release stated.
The project will include the construction of about 16.5 miles of access roads to access the turbine locations, 31 miles of underground collection lines, a collection substation, and a point of interconnection with the electric grid through the existing 230 kV Canandaigua switching station owned and operated by NYSEG. It will also have up to four permanent meteorological towers each about 328 feet tall, up to two temporary staging areas for construction, and a 4,000- to 6,000-square-foot operation and maintenance building.
The facility will be located on privately leased rural land that could continue to be used for farming, forestry, and other comparable uses, the Siting Board said. As described by the developer, the project would have a major positive economic impact on the host communities, including creating 117 direct jobs in construction and construction-related services in the state, with workers earning a total of about $5.8 million. The applicant also estimated that the facility would generate 10 onsite jobs during the annual operation of the facility, with earnings of about $300,000 to $400,000. The applicant also estimated that 22 construction jobs would be created specifically in Steuben County, with estimated earnings of $1 million.
The Siting Board examiners determined that the wind farm will be “a beneficial addition to the electric generation capacity of the State and is consistent with the State’s energy policy and planning objectives,” per the release. The facility will also serve the goals of improving fuel diversity, grid reliability, and modernization of grid infrastructure.
Local governments will receive PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) funds of about $25.7 million over 20 years. Host towns will also receive payments estimated to total up to about $12 million over 20 years under community agreements. Participating landowners will also receive payments under agreements with the applicant.
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COHOCTON — The New York State Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment (Siting Board) on Sept. 12 granted approval to Baron Winds LLC (Baron Winds) to build and operate a wind facility in Steuben County.
The Siting Board’s decision followed a “rigorous review and robust public participation process to ensure that the Southern Tier wind farm meets or exceeds all siting requirements,” according to a release from the Siting Board.
The 242-megawatt (MW) Baron Winds project will include up to 68 high-capacity, 492-foot tall wind turbines, with associated electrical collection lines, access roads, meteorological towers, an operation and maintenance building, and a collection substation. Eleven of the turbines will be 2.625 MW and the remaining 57 will be 3.675 MW. The project will be located in the towns of Cohocton, Dansville, Fremont, and Wayland in Steuben County. The plan is to interconnect to the state’s electrical grid along the New York State Electric and Gas (NYSEG) 230 kilovolt (kV) transmission line in the town of Cohocton, the release stated.
The project will include the construction of about 16.5 miles of access roads to access the turbine locations, 31 miles of underground collection lines, a collection substation, and a point of interconnection with the electric grid through the existing 230 kV Canandaigua switching station owned and operated by NYSEG. It will also have up to four permanent meteorological towers each about 328 feet tall, up to two temporary staging areas for construction, and a 4,000- to 6,000-square-foot operation and maintenance building.
The facility will be located on privately leased rural land that could continue to be used for farming, forestry, and other comparable uses, the Siting Board said. As described by the developer, the project would have a major positive economic impact on the host communities, including creating 117 direct jobs in construction and construction-related services in the state, with workers earning a total of about $5.8 million. The applicant also estimated that the facility would generate 10 onsite jobs during the annual operation of the facility, with earnings of about $300,000 to $400,000. The applicant also estimated that 22 construction jobs would be created specifically in Steuben County, with estimated earnings of $1 million.
The Siting Board examiners determined that the wind farm will be “a beneficial addition to the electric generation capacity of the State and is consistent with the State’s energy policy and planning objectives,” per the release. The facility will also serve the goals of improving fuel diversity, grid reliability, and modernization of grid infrastructure.
Local governments will receive PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) funds of about $25.7 million over 20 years. Host towns will also receive payments estimated to total up to about $12 million over 20 years under community agreements. Participating landowners will also receive payments under agreements with the applicant.
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COHOCTON — The New York State Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment (Siting Board) on Sept. 12 granted approval to Baron Winds LLC (Baron Winds) to build and operate a wind facility in Steuben County. The Siting Board’s decision followed a “rigorous review and robust public participation process to ensure that the Southern […]
COHOCTON — The New York State Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment (Siting Board) on Sept. 12 granted approval to Baron Winds LLC (Baron Winds) to build and operate a wind facility in Steuben County.
The Siting Board’s decision followed a “rigorous review and robust public participation process to ensure that the Southern Tier wind farm meets or exceeds all siting requirements,” according to a release from the Siting Board.
The 242-megawatt (MW) Baron Winds project will include up to 68 high-capacity, 492-foot tall wind turbines, with associated electrical collection lines, access roads, meteorological towers, an operation and maintenance building, and a collection substation. Eleven of the turbines will be 2.625 MW and the remaining 57 will be 3.675 MW. The project will be located in the towns of Cohocton, Dansville, Fremont, and Wayland in Steuben County. The plan is to interconnect to the state’s electrical grid along the New York State Electric and Gas (NYSEG) 230 kilovolt (kV) transmission line in the town of Cohocton, the release stated.
The project will include the construction of about 16.5 miles of access roads to access the turbine locations, 31 miles of underground collection lines, a collection substation, and a point of interconnection with the electric grid through the existing 230 kV Canandaigua switching station owned and operated by NYSEG. It will also have up to four permanent meteorological towers each about 328 feet tall, up to two temporary staging areas for construction, and a 4,000- to 6,000-square-foot operation and maintenance building.
The facility will be located on privately leased rural land that could continue to be used for farming, forestry, and other comparable uses, the Siting Board said. As described by the developer, the project would have a major positive economic impact on the host communities, including creating 117 direct jobs in construction and construction-related services in the state, with workers earning a total of about $5.8 million. The applicant also estimated that the facility would generate 10 onsite jobs during the annual operation of the facility, with earnings of about $300,000 to $400,000. The applicant also estimated that 22 construction jobs would be created specifically in Steuben County, with estimated earnings of $1 million.
The Siting Board examiners determined that the wind farm will be “a beneficial addition to the electric generation capacity of the State and is consistent with the State’s energy policy and planning objectives,” per the release. The facility will also serve the goals of improving fuel diversity, grid reliability, and modernization of grid infrastructure.
Local governments will receive PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) funds of about $25.7 million over 20 years. Host towns will also receive payments estimated to total up to about $12 million over 20 years under community agreements. Participating landowners will also receive payments under agreements with the applicant.
