Bliss Wind Farm

Bliss Wind Farm
Bliss wind farm at sunset
Official name	Noble Bliss Windpark [1]
Country	USA
Location	Wyoming County, New York
Coordinates	42°33′N78°15′W / 42.550°N 78.250°W / 42.550; -78.250
Status	Operational
Construction began	2007 (2007)
Commission date	May 18, 2008 (2008-05-18)
Construction cost	$200 Million
Owner	Noble Environmental Power
Wind farm
Type	Onshore
Site usage	Farm land
Power generation
Units operational	67
Make and model	GE Wind Energy: 1.5MW SLE
Nameplate capacity	100.5 MW
External links
Website	www.noblepower.com/our-windparks/bliss/index.html
Commons	Related media on Commons

The Bliss Wind Farm is a 100.5 megawatt wind energy project built by Noble Environmental Power, that opened May 18, 2008. ^[2] The $210-million project is in Eagle, New York in Wyoming County, and consists of 67 General Electric 1.5 megawatt turbines.

Project history

• June 2007 - New York State Energy Research and Development Authority awards contract to provide renewable energy ^[3]
• June 2007 - Construction begins
• June 2007 - Financing of project secured ^[4]
• May 2008 - Operational

See also

• New York (state) portal
• Weather portal
• Renewable energy portal

• Wind power in New York

References

1. "Noble Environmental Power, Leading Wind Energy Developer :: Our Projects :: Bliss, NY". Noble Environmental Power. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
2. Owens, Howard (May 19, 2008). "Bliss residents find few reasons to complain about wind farm". Batavian, The (NY). Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
3. "New York Regulators Award 21 Contracts to Renewable Energy Generators". US Department of Energy.
4. "GE Unit Invests in N.Y. Noble Wind Parks". Reuters. June 26, 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2012.