Bliss (NY)

OperatingWind

Ranked #21 of 45 Wind plants in NY#721 of 1442 nationally

100.5 MW Wind operating in Wyoming, NY — New York Independent System Operator

EIAGEMWD

100.5 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2008

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

42.5367, -78.3047

County

Wyoming, 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	Valcour Operating Services, LLC	AES	—
Owner(s)	Valcour Bliss Windpark, LLC	AES	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

The Bliss Wind Farm is a 100.5 megawatt wind energy project built by Noble Environmental Power, that opened May 18, 2008. The $210-million project is in Eagle, New York in Wyoming County, and consists of 67 General Electric 1.5 megawatt turbines.

Read more on Wikipedia

The Bliss wind power plant is located in Wyoming County, New York. The plant has a total capacity of 100.5 MW and began operating in 2008. It consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The primary fuel source is wind (WND). The plant is owned by AES and operated by Valcour Operating Services, LLC.

The plant's wind turbines have a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 77 meters. The turbines were manufactured by GE Wind and are model GE1.5-77. In the most recent year of data, the plant generated 170,716 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 19.4%. Bliss ranks as the 21st largest wind farm out of 22 in New York state, and 709th out of 734 nationally. The plant operates within the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) balancing authority and the Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC) NERC region.

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