Bliss Wind Farm Explained

Bliss Wind Farm
Name Official:	Noble Bliss Windpark^[1]
Coordinates:	42.55°N -93°W
Country:	USA
Location:	Wyoming County, New York
Status:	O
Cost:	$200 Million
Owner:	Noble Environmental Power
Ps Units Operational:	67
Ps Units Manu Model:	GE Wind Energy 1.5MW SLE
Wind Farm Type:	Onshore
Wind Site Usage:	Farm land
Ps Electrical Capacity:	100.5 MW

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

• Wind power in New York

Notes and References

1. Web site: Noble Environmental Power, Leading Wind Energy Developer :: Our Projects :: Bliss, NY . Noble Environmental Power . March 12, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120311033428/http://www.noblepower.com/our-windparks/bliss/index.html . March 11, 2012 .
2. News: Bliss residents find few reasons to complain about wind farm . Batavian, The (NY) . May 19, 2008 . February 24, 2012 . Owens, Howard . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131110080330/http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004 . November 10, 2013 .
3. Web site: New York Regulators Award 21 Contracts to Renewable Energy Generators. US Department of Energy.
4. News: GE Unit Invests in N.Y. Noble Wind Parks . Reuters . June 26, 2007 . February 10, 2012.