GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES DETAILS FOR 21 LARGE-SCALE RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today unveiled the details of the awards for 21 large-scale solar, wind, and energy storage projects across upstate New York, totaling 1,278 megawatts of new renewable capacity. These projects, which New York Energy Research and Development Authority and other State and local agencies will ensure are sited and developed responsibly, will spur over $2.5 billion in direct, private investments toward their development, construction and operation and create over 2,000 short-term and long-term jobs. The awards accelerate New York's progress towards Governor Cuomo's Green New Deal goal to obtain 70 percent of the state's electricity from renewable sources by 2030, as codified by the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, and supports the State mandate for a 100 percent carbon-free electricity sector by 2040.

Southern Tier

• Cohocton Wind Project: TerraForm Power will repower an existing wind farm, leading to an increase in new renewable capacity of 35.8 megawatts in the town Cohocton.

• Prattsburgh Wind Farm: Terra-Gen will build a 145 megawatt wind farm in the towns of Avoca, Cohocton, Prattsburgh, and Wheeler.

• SunEast Valley Solar: SunEast Development will build a 19.99 megawatt solar facility in the town of Owego.

Western New York

• Martin Rd Solar: Empire Renewables, LLC will build a 19.99 megawatt solar facility in the towns of Machias and Yorkshire.

• South Ripley Solar and Storage: ConnectGen will build a 270 megawatt solar facility, accompanied by 20 megawatts of energy storage, in the town of Ripley.

• Steel Winds Wind Farm: TerraForm Power will repower an existing wind farm, leading to an increase in new renewable capacity of 4.8 megawatts in the city of Lackawanna.

• Steel Winds Wind Farm 2: TerraForm Power will repower an existing wind farm, leading to an increase in new renewable capacity of 2.6 megawatts in the city of Lackawanna and the town of Hamburg.