New York citing board approves Chautauqua County wind project

The New York State Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment (granted approval on Wednesday to Cassadaga Wind LLC to build and operate a wind farm facility in Chautauqua County, New York.

“In keeping with Governor Andrew Cuomo’s goal to develop clean energy resources in New York State, we are proud to approve construction of this appropriately sited wind farm,” Siting Board Chair John B. Rhodes said. “Wind energy is a clean fuel source. It doesn’t pollute the air like power plants that rely on fossil fuels and it’s renewable. Our decision today demonstrates once again that New York is a national leader in creating a clean-energy economy in New York.”

The 126-megawatt (MW) Cassadaga wind farm will occupy approximately 77 acres and consist of 48 wind turbines. EverPower Wind Holdings, Inc. will develop the project.

The project will also include associated transmission lines, underground and above ground collection lines, access roads, meteorological towers, operation and maintenance building, collection and point of interconnect substations and related facilities located in the Towns of Cherry Creek, Charlotte, Stockton, and Arkwright. The project would interconnect to the state’s electrical grid along the Dunkirk-Moon 115 kilovolt transmission line.