Avangrid Renewables’ Roaring Brook Wind Farm operational in NY State

The 79.7-megawatt Roaring Brook Wind farm in Martinsburg, NY, developed by Avangrid Renewables, recently went into operation.

The wind farm, located in the state’s North Country, is comprised of 20 wind turbines spread across approximately 4,700 acres. The project will generate more than 229,000 megawatt-hours of renewable energy annually, enough to power over 31,000 homes. Further, it will reduce emissions by 114,000 metric tons annually.

“Renewable energy has a critical role to play in both rebuilding New York’s economy and combatting the very real threat of climate change,” NY Gov. Kathy Hochul said. “Large-scale wind energy projects like Roaring Brook Wind not only move us one step closer to a zero-emission future but bring vital investments, good-paying jobs, and community benefits to the state at a time when New Yorkers are still recovering from the financial challenges caused by the pandemic.”

The Roaring Brook Wind farm created more than 200 construction jobs and will help spur approximately $167 million in private investment.

“Avangrid and Avangrid Renewables are proud to partner with the state of New York in its efforts to source 70 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030. Every wind turbine and solar panel we bring online to harness the power of our natural resources gets this state and our nation closer to a clean, sustainable energy future,” Jose Antonio Miranda, onshore president and CEO of Avangrid Renewables, said.

Through a payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) agreement with the Lewis County Industrial Development Agency for this project, Avangrid Renewables will make annual payments of more than $600,000, escalating over 30 years to more than $1 million, to be shared among the Town of Martinsburg, the Lowville Academy and Central School District, and Lewis County. In addition, it will deliver an estimated $22 million in total landowner payments to 35 landowners over the next 30 years.

“Lewis County has long understood that clean energy projects can be mutually beneficial to our community and the developer. We congratulate Avangrid on the completion of another project in Lewis County. We continue to lead the state in wind energy production,” Lewis County Chairman Larry Dolhof said.

The state now has about 2,200 megawatts of installed land-based wind power — enough to serve more than half a million homes.