Governor Hochul Announces 79.7-Megawatt Roaring Brook Wind Farm Now Operational in North Country

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the 79.7-megawatt Roaring Brook Wind farm is now operational in the North Country, representing the latest large-scale wind facility to enter commercial operation in New York and pushing the state’s installed land-based wind power to nearly 2,200 megawatts – enough to serve more than half a million homes. The Roaring Brook Wind farm is helping to spur approximately $167 million in private investment and created more than 200 construction jobs to help grow New York’s green economy. When combined with the dozens of large-scale renewable energy projects under development and the state’s robust pipeline of distributed solar projects, this project accelerates progress towards New York’s goal to generate 70 percent of state’s electricity from renewable sources by 2030 on its path to a zero-emission grid.

Source: The Office of Governor Kathy Hochul