Ball Hill Wind Energy, LLC
Northland Power Inc. - Chautauqua County - NYISO
Ball Hill Wind is a 108 MW onshore wind facility located in the Towns of Villenova and Hanover, Chautauqua County, New York. The project consists of 25 Vestas wind turbines (22 V150 4.2 MW units on 150-meter towers and 3 V136 3.45 MW units on 82-meter towers), an interconnection switchyard and substation, an Operations and Management Building, two meteorological towers, underground collection lines, and approximately 13 miles of gravel access roads on leased private property. The project is interconnected to the New York Independent System Operator grid through National Grid's Stebbins Road Station at 230 kV.
Overview
Key fields
- Nameplate capacity
- 107.5 MW
Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- Registry anchor
- Plant 65495
plant-65495
Structured profile
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Operator
- Ball Hill Wind Energy, LLC
Units and generators
Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALLH | 107.5 MW 107.5 MW summer | Onshore Wind Turbine Wind · WT | Dec 2023 | Operating |
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 107.5 MW
- National rank
- #601
- NY rank
- #8
Monthly generation
Download CSVMonthly generation is reported through EIA-923. Capacity factor uses the current EIA nameplate capacity and is shown only for complete calendar years.
Grid and market context
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Nearby substations
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Source-backed project transactions, agreements, land records, permits, and environmental disclosures. Portfolio and adjacent-project facts remain explicitly scoped.
Financing
Transactions and agreements
Related parties and identifiers
Parties, market resources, and identifiers tied to this asset, with owner, operator, developer, EPC, compliance provider, and interconnecting entity roles kept separate.
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Parties and identifiers
| Relationship | Entity | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Owner / parent company | Owner and ultimate parent company | |
| Operator / O&M provider | Owner/operator identified in project decommissioning plan | |
| Interconnection counterparty / balancing authority / market operator | ISO; interconnection provider and market operator | |
| Interconnection counterparty / transmission owner | Connecting transmission owner | |
| Equipment supplier | Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of installed turbines | |
| Offtaker / power marketer | Renewable energy certificate (REC) and PPA counterparty | |
| Tax equity investor | Tax-equity funding provider | |
| Former owner | RES America Developments Inc. | Prior owner; development company |
| Grid selection | plant:plant-65495 | Canonical asset page /nyiso/assets/plant/ball-hill-wind-energy-llc. |
Reporting portfolio
Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.
Timeline and sources
Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.
Project timeline
- Siting Exemption Granteddocuments.d...
The New York Siting Board ruled that the Ball Hill Wind Project was exempt from the requirement to obtain a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need (CECPN).
- Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity granteddocuments.d...
The New York Public Service Commission granted Ball Hill Wind Energy, LLC a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) and provided lightened regulatory status under PSL § 68.
- Ownership transfer approved by regulatorsdocuments.d...
The New York Public Service Commission issued its Declaratory Ruling on Review of Transfer Transaction, finding that the proposed transfer of upstream ownership interests in Ball Hill Wind from RES America Developments, Inc. to Northland required no further review under PSL § 70.
- Turbine Supply Agreement signeddocuments.d...
Ball Hill selected Vestas as the turbine manufacturer and signed the Turbine Supply Agreement in June 2021 for 25 wind turbines.
- Financing authorization petition fileddocuments.d...
Joint Petition of Bluestone Wind, LLC and Ball Hill Wind Energy, LLC for an Order Approving Financing Pursuant to Section 69 of the New York Public Service Law. Sought authorization for up to $381,177,543.80 of indebtedness and authority to guarantee or pledge up to $400 million in debt for construction and operations.
- Interconnection agreement (Second Amendment)nyisoviewer...
Ball Hill Wind Energy, LLC, NYISO, and Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid entered into Service Agreement No. 2473, the Second Amended and Restated Large Generator Interconnection Agreement, effective March 10, 2023.
- Commercial operation / Project energizednorthlandpo...
The Ball Hill Wind Project commenced commercial operation and began generating revenue under its 20-year NYSERDA PPA/REC arrangement. NYISO records initially showed September 2023 COD, later updated to October 2023.
- Generator enters operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator BALLH with this operating date.
Sources
Common questions about Ball Hill Wind Energy, LLC
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How big is Ball Hill Wind Energy, LLC?
Ball Hill Wind Energy, LLC has a reported capacity of 107.5 MW. Source: EIA Form 860M.
What kind of plant is Ball Hill Wind Energy, LLC?
Ball Hill Wind Energy, LLC is a Onshore Wind Turbine facility in Chautauqua County, NY, participating in the NYISO market.
Where is Ball Hill Wind Energy, LLC located?
Ball Hill Wind Energy, LLC is in Chautauqua County, NY, inside the NYISO balancing area.
Who operates Ball Hill Wind Energy, LLC?
Ball Hill Wind Energy, LLC is operated by Ball Hill Wind Energy, LLC according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.
How much electricity does Ball Hill Wind Energy, LLC generate?
Ball Hill Wind Energy, LLC reported 276.8 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-04. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.
How does Ball Hill Wind Energy, LLC compare to other plants?
By capacity, Ball Hill Wind Energy, LLC ranks #601 of 1,362 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #8 of 32 in NY.
Co-located assets
Plants within 25 km, nearest first, regardless of technology. Proximity is straight-line distance between mapped plant coordinates; it does not by itself establish a shared point of interconnection.
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