US developer Invenergy is increasing the size of its proposed Bull Run wind farm in New York State by 50% to 449MW.
The company originally planned to build a 300MW wind farm in Clinton County, located in the northeast corner of the state near the border with Canada.
The expanded project will include 130 to 150 turbines on more than 25,700 acres of private leased land in the towns of Clinton, Ellenburg, Altona and Mooers, Invenergy said in a regulatory filing to the New York Siting Board. The new project area is 27% larger than the original site.
Bull Run is expected to interconnect to New York Power Authority’s 230kV Ryan-Plattsburgh transmission line via a four-mile 230kV line from the project substation to a new switchyard.
Invenergy expects the wind farm will operate at an annual net capacity factor of 35% and would generate about 1,376,000 megawatt hours of energy per year.
The Chicago-based developer plans to submit an Article 10 preliminary scoping statement in May and an application for a certificate of environmental compatibility and public need in December 2016.
A Siting Board decision is expected in fall 2017.
Invenergy aims to start construction in spring 2018 and commission Bull Run in fall 2019.
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Invenergy adds beef at Bull Run
Developer expands US project by 50% with some 150 turbines planned
By EBS