Selected Wind Turbine Projects in New York State  

Developer: Invenergy
Proposed Number of Turbines: 120
MW: 380 MW
Towns: Arcade, Centerville, Farmersville, Freedom, New Hudson, Rushford, and Yorkshire
County: Allegany, Cattaraugus, and Wyoming
Article 10: PSC case number – 17-F-0282
Status: Application approved – June 3, 2020

• DPS Alle-Catt Wind website
• Alle Catt Wind Turbine Concerns

Link to current articles:

• November 28, 2023, NY Power siting board permits Alle-Catt to modify wind farm, Reuters
• April 25, 2023, Alle-Catt Wind Farm expected to take toll on bald eagles, Olean Times Herald
• July 10, 2021, Recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions could impact Alle-Catt Wind Farm, Olean Times Herald
• November 23, 2020 Farmersville, Concerned Citizens file lawsuits against Alle-Catt decision, Rick Miller
• July 30, 2020, First Amendment Rights of Amish Take Center Stage In Battle Over Huge New York Wind Project, Robert Bryce
• Jun 3, 2020, State board OKs Alle-Catt wind farm, Orleans Times Herald
• February 1, 2020, Majority of comments on wind law support new restrictions , Arcade Herald
• August 30, 2019, Alle-Catt opponents take heart from report detailing wind farm concerns, Orleans Times Herald
• May 10, 2019, NYS Siting Board accepts Alle-Catt Wind Farm application as complete, Salamanca Press
• January 12, 2019, Opponents outpoll wind farm supporters in Farmersville survey, Olean Times Herald
• June 5, 2018, “Farmersville board adopts stricter changes in wind law”, Orleans Times
• March 27, 2018, “Freedom residents speak out on Alle-Catt Wind Farm worries”, Orleans Times Herald

Developer: EDP Renewables
Number of Turbines: 36
MW: 78 MW
Town: Arkwright
County: Chautauqua
SEQR: State Environmental Quality Review
Status: online since 2018
Developer: website
This project was permitted outside of the Article 10 process
Citizen groups:

Link to current articles:

• September 26, 2019, More than 100 residents sue Arkwright project developers, Observer
• November 10, 2018, “Arkwright hears complaints about turbine sounds“, Observer
• September 12, 2018, “Wind turbine noise breaks up the excitement“, Observer
• April 23, 2018, “Arkwright Board, Wind Company Conflicted Over Road Repairs“, Observer

You Tube Videos:

• October 12, 2018, “Turbine complaints get louder: Arkwright“
• September 29, 2018, “Arkwright was a beautiful place“
• September 17, 2018 – “Arkwright Peace & Tranquility Gone“
• December 28, 2017, “Smack dab in the middle of hell: Arkwright NY“

Developer: Everpower
Proposed Number of Turbines: 76
MW: 300 MW
Towns: Avoca, Cohocoton, Dansville, Fremont, Hornellsville, Howard, & Wayland
County: Steuben
Article 10: PSC case number – 15-F-0122
Status: Application approved – September 12, 2019

• DPS Baron Winds website

Link to current articles:

• September 12, 2019, State approves 242-megawatt wind farm in northern Steuben County, Livingston County News
• October 19, 2018, “Sea of green at Farmersville wind turbine public hearing,” Olean Times Herald
• February 23, 2017, “Wayland Wind Project approved“, Energy Central News

Developer: Everpower
Proposed Number of Turbines: 48
MW: 126 MW
Towns: Arkwright, Charlotte, Cherry Creek, Stockton
County: Chautauqua
Article 10: PSC case number – 14-F-0490
Status: Application approved – January 17, 2018

• DPS Cassadaga Wind website
• DPS Cassadaga Wind Petition for Certificate 18-E-0399 website (current documents)

Link to citizen groups:

• https://www.facebook.com/CCCWindProject/

Link to current articles:

• June 7, 2021, Wind Turbine, Fracking Protesters Call On State DEC To Take Action, New York News Now
• June 4, 2021, Cleanup Underway After Drilling Mishap In Cherry Creek, The Post-Journal
• September 2, 2020, Union workers picketing Cassadaga wind project sites, Observer
• August 15, 2020, Cassadaga Wind facing $70 million lawsuit, Observer
• April 14, 2019, Petition to amend Cassadaga Wind’s certificate denied, Observer
• January 20, 2019, Water and wings: what Chautauqua County stands to lose, Observer Today.
• January 19, 2019, State’s first Article 10 wind project seeks more changes, Observer Today.
• January 26, 2018, “A roadmap for wind farm opposition“, Watertown Daily Times
• October 8, 2017, “Concerned Citizens of Cassadaga Wind Project fights against turbines“, Observer

APPLICATION WITHDRAWN! Galloo Island Wind Energy, PROJECT APPLICATION WITHDRAWN
February 23, 2019,
Oswego County News
Developer pulls application for Galloo Island wind project.

Developer: Apex Clean Energy
Proposed Number of Turbines: 30
MW: 110 MW
Towns: Henderson, Hounsfield
County: Jefferson
Article 10: PSC case number – 15-F-0327
Status: Project Withdrawn from Article 10 Review

• DPS Galloo Island Wind website

Link to citizen groups:

• https://gallooisland.blogspot.com/
• Stop Galloo Island Wind Project Facebook

Link to current articles:

• May 21, 2019, Questionable actions: Apex’s use of helicopter may have scared eagles off Galloo, The Daily News
• October 17, 2018, “Residents inquire about Galloo Island Wind transmission line“, The Daily News
• October 5, 2018, “Henderson residents decry possible PILOT for wind farm“, Watertown Daily Times
• September 21, 2018, “Boaters protest Galloo Island wind project in Lake Ontario“, Watertown Daily Times

Developer: Apex Clean Energy
Proposed Number of Turbines: 47
MW: 200 MW
Town: Barre
County: Orleans
Article 10: PSC case number – 16-F-0546
Status: Transferred Article 10 application to the Office of Renewable Energy (ORES) – January 13, 2021

• DPS Heritage Wind website

Link to citizen groups:

• Clear Skies Above Barre
• Know Your Facts USA

Link to current articles:

• • January 25, 2022, New York’s Heritage Wind Decision Aims to Reduce Project’s Impact on Birds, American Bird Conservancy
• April 3, 2021, Environmentally safe energy: Who says so , Niagara Gazette
• February 11, 2021, Barre approves revised wind ordinance, allowing 700-foot high turbines, Orleans Hub
• January 14, 2021, Heritage Wind files application for Barre project under new Section 94-c review process, Orleans Hub
• January 17, 2020, Apex to submit application to state for 33 turbines in Barre, Orleans Hub
• August 16, 2019, Wind debate stirs tensions in Barre, The Daily News
• January 14, 2019, 100 attend Clear Skies meeting, with many leaving with anti-turbine signs, Orleans Hub
• November 28, 2018, “Barre Planning Board recommends town not change turbine ordinance“, Orleans Hub
• May 11, 2018 “Fighting for clear skies over Barre“, The Daily News

Developer: Calpine Corporation
Proposed Number of Turbines:
MW: 100 MW
Towns: Guilford
County: Chenango
Article 10: PSC case number – 18-F-0262
Status: Application approved – March 11, 2021

• DPS High Bridge Wind website

Developer: EDP Renewables
Number of Turbines: 37
MW: 78 MW
Towns: Bellmont & Chateaugay
County: Franklin
SEQR: State Environmental Quality Review
Status: online since 2016
Developer:  Website
This project was permitted outside of the Article 10 process

Link to citizen groups:

Link to current articles:

• May 23, 2017, “Chateaugay to review Jericho Rise host community agreement in dispute over outside noise testing of wind towers“, The Malone Telegram
• March 14, 2017, “Noise from Jericho Rise wind farm meets legal limits, Chateaugay officials say“, The Malone Telegram
• February 28, 2017, “Chateaugay, Bellmont officials receive complaints about noise generated by Jericho Rise Wind Farm“, The Malone Telegram
• August 22, 2016, “Bellmont officials voice complaints about Jericho Rise construction“, The Watertown Daily Times

Link to video:

• January 8, 2017, Living with EDPR’s Jericho Rise wind turbines

Developer: Apex
Proposed Number of Turbines: 45-70
MW: 200 MW
Towns: Somerset & Yates
Counties: Niagara & Orleans
Article 10: PSC case number – 14-F-0485
Status: Preliminary Scoping Statement submitted – November 23, 2015

• DPS: Lighthouse Wind Website

Link to citizen group:

• Save Ontario Shores website
• Save Ontario Shores Facebook page

Link to current articles:

• October 12, 22, ‘Where’s the rural justice?’ Turbine plans for Lake Ontario shoreline hit headwinds in WNY, lohud, Thomas Zambito
• SOS/Lighthouse Wind in the News

Developer: Invenergy
Proposed Number of Turbines: 43
MW: 105.8 MW
Towns: Lowville, Harrisburg
County: Lewis
Article 10: PSC case number – 16-F-0328
Status: Application approved – November 12, 2019

• DPS: Number Three Wind website

Link to current articles:

• November 12, 2019, Number Three Wind Farm passes Article 10 muster to move ahead, NNY 360
• September 3, 2019, Number Three Wind told to listen to World Health Organization turbine noise standards, NNY 360
• August 10, 2019, Article 10 decision for Number Three Wind delayed 45 days; more intervenor funds required, NNY 360
• April 17, 2019, Number Three Wind Energy seeks approval of 105.8-MW wind project in New York, Transmission Hub

Project: Icebreaker Wind
Developer: Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation
The first step is a 20.7 MW demonstration wind farm that will consist of six 3.45 MW turbines located 8 miles north of Cleveland, Ohio, leading to the siting of 1,000+ additional turbines in the lake (by Leedco’s own admission), on USA side, before 2020.
Ohio Siting Board Case No: 16-1871-EL-BGN
Status: Application approved – May 21, 2020​

• Ohio Siting Board website
• Icebreaker Wind website
• Citizens against Wind Turbines in Lake Erie
• Lake Erie Foundation

Links to current articles:

• December 20, 2023, Cleveland’s Icebreaker Wind project on hold due to rising costs, pushback, Great Lakes Now, Zaria Johnson
• October 29, 2022, Wind turbines are a dangerous idea for Lake Erie, Mark Twichell
• September 24, 2022, Saturday Essay: Questions on Lake Erie wind turbine plan, ToledoBlade, James Stouffer
• August 10, 2022, Ohio court backs project for Lake Erie turbines, Observer, John D’Agostino
• March 18,2022, Ohio Supreme Court ruling could mean the end of Lake Erie’s Icebreaker wind farm project, Jeff St. Clair
• September 18, 2020, Nation’s first freshwater windfarm all but approved as Ohio siting board removes ‘poison pill’, John Funk
• May 21, 2020, Ohio regulators OK Lake Erie wind farm with ‘poison pill’ that may kill project, Energy News Network
• April 30, 2020, The Fight Over Wind Power in Lake Erie, Belt Magazine
• December 11, 2019, Bird Conservation Groups File Lawsuit in Federal Court Over Icebreaker Wind Project, American Bird Conservancy
• August 16, 2019, Bird Protection Concerns Remain in Controversial Icebreaker Wind Project’s Next Stage, American Bird Conservancy
• July 3, 2019, LEEDCo/Icebreaker Offshore Wind Project: More Troubles, Master Resource
• January 11, 2019, The future of clean energy or bird-killer? The two sides weigh in at public hearing, Cleveland Metro
• October 29, 2016, Comments to the DOE, OPSB, USACE re Icebreaker, Great Lakes Wind Truth

Project: Diamond Offshore Winds Proposal
Link to current articles:
September 18, 2019 – Jacobs pushes for moratorium on Great Lakes turbines, Niagara Frontier Publications