# Steel Winds Wind Farm

NYISO asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/steel-winds-wind-farm

Niagara Wind Power, LLC - Erie County - NYISO

Steel Winds Wind Farm is an operating 20 MW onshore wind facility located in Lackawanna, Erie County, New York, on the former Bethlehem Steel site. All eight turbines were repowered in September 2019, with nacelles, rotors, hubs, and blades replaced while the original towers, foundations, and electrical equipment remained in place. The turbine count and 20 MW nameplate capacity were unchanged by the repowering. system and participates in the NYISO wholesale market.

## Metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 20 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 56575 — plant-56575

## Facts

- **Technology:** Onshore Wind Turbine
- **Operator:** Niagara Wind Power, LLC

## Related parties

- **Former owner / developer:** BQ Energy — Former owner and original development partner ([source](https://www.bqenergy.com))
- **Former owner / developer / O&M provider:** UPC Wind — Original developer, owner, and operator ([source](https://www.upcwind.com))
- **O&M provider / equipment supplier:** Clipper Windpower — Original turbine manufacturer and initial O&M provider
- **Former owner / parent company:** First Wind Holdings, LLC — Predecessor corporate parent
- **Portfolio lender:** HSH — Financing covers a portfolio that includes Steel Winds Wind Farm.
- **Market participant / balancing authority / market operator:** New York Independent System Operator, Inc. — Market operator and balancing authority ([source](https://www.nyiso.com))
- **Parent company:** Brookfield Renewables — Parent company of operator

## Sources

- [documents.dps.ny.gov](https://documents.dps.ny.gov/public/Common/ViewDoc.aspx?DocRefId={8C12A6A9-73F2-444C-923C-263FFCC840DD}) — documents.dps.ny.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [extapps.dec.ny.gov](https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C915205/Report.BCP.C915205.2022-07-11.PRR_and_IC-EC_Certification.pdf) — extapps.dec.ny.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [mbrweb.ferc.gov](https://mbrweb.ferc.gov/SearchlkpEIA/Index?page=304) — mbrweb.ferc.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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