Steel Winds Wind Farm — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 56575
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Erie, NY
- Operating Since
- 2007
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Evergreen Wind, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 54,913 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 31.3%
- Balancing Authority
- New York Independent System Operator
- ISO/RTO
- NYISO
- NERC Region
- NPCC
Steel Winds Wind Farm
OperatingWind
Ranked #38 of 45 Wind plants in NY#1095 of 1442 nationally
20 MW Wind operating in Erie, NY — New York Independent System Operator
EIAGEMWD
20 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2007
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
43.6157, -95.4089
County
Erie, NY
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Ownership & Operator
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Evergreen Wind, LLC | TerraForm Power Operating LLC [100%] | — |
| Owner(s) | Evergreen Wind, LLC | TerraForm Power Operating LLC [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as TerraForm Power Operating LLC [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Steel Winds Wind Farm is a 20 MW wind power facility located in Erie County, New York. The plant began operating in 2007 and is owned and operated by Evergreen Wind, LLC. The facility consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The wind turbines have a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 116 meters. The turbines were manufactured by GE Wind, model GE2.5-116.
The plant operates within the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) balancing authority and the Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC) NERC region. In the most recent year of data, the plant generated 54,913 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 31.3%. Steel Winds Wind Farm is ranked as the 38th largest wind farm in New York out of 45, and 1084th nationally out of 1424 wind plants.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
NPCC
Balancing Authority
New York Independent System Operator
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
4.6K MWh
Latest Month
54.9K MWh
Annual Generation
31.3%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
MEDIUM confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
ERIE_WT_PWR
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Coord Source
NYISO direct
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
NYISO
LMP Node
STEEL_WIND
Pricing Hub
NYISO Zone A
Node Source
Shared substation inference
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