Bear Ridge — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 67650
- Capacity
- 93 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- Niagara, NY
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Cypress Creek Renewables
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- New York Independent System Operator
- ISO/RTO
- NYISO
- NERC Region
- NPCC
Bear Ridge
PlannedSolarGEM: pre-construction
Ranked #18 of 706 Solar plants in NY#821 of 7447 nationally
93 MW Solar planned in Niagara, NY — New York Independent System Operator
EIAGEM
93 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
Coordinates
43.1424, -78.7911
County
Niagara, NY
Nearby Plants
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Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Cypress Creek Renewables | Cypress Creek Renewables | — |
| Owner(s) | Cypress Creek Renewables | Cypress Creek Renewables | — |
| Status | Planned | pre-construction | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Cypress Creek Renewables
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Bear Ridge is a 93 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Niagara County, New York. The plant, which utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking technology, is operated by Cypress Creek Renewables. It is connected to the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) balancing authority and resides within the Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC) NERC region.
The facility is ranked as the 17th largest solar plant in New York out of 695, and 658th nationally out of 7108. The plant has one generator and uses SUN as its primary fuel source.
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
No generation data available for this plant.
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
MEDIUM confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
MODEL_CITY_ENERGY
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Coord Source
NYISO direct
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
NYISO
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
NYISO Zone A
Node Source
Shared substation inference
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
24167Nearby ISO Node
323580Substation
323769Substation
News & Articles (8)Beta
General·none
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New York Post·4 months ago
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Epicenter NYC·5 months ago
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Omaha World-Herald·6 months ago
Regulatory·state puc
New York procures 22 new large solar projects, some co-located with storage
These awards will strengthen the state's current pipeline of renewables to power over 66% of New York's electricity from renewable sources.
New York (regulator)
Solar Power World·3 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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