Baron Winds Farm
Baron Winds LLC - Steuben County - NYISO
Baron Winds Farm (EIA plant code 60596) is the operational Phase I / Baron Winds 1 wind facility in Steuben County, New York, developed, owned, and operated by Baron Winds LLC through the RWE corporate group. Phase I consists of 32 onshore wind turbines—24 Vestas V150-4.2 MW units and 8 Gamesa G114 2.625 MW units—with approximately 122 MW of installed capacity. The facility achieved commercial operation in December 2022 and is connected to the New York grid at the Canandaigua substation (230 kV NYSEG interconnection). Baron Winds Farm is the largest onshore wind-energy generator in Steuben County and is capable of supplying electricity equivalent to the annual demand of approximately 50,000 U.S. homes.
Overview
Key fields
- Nameplate capacity
- 130 MW
Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- Registry anchor
- Plant 60596
plant-60596
Structured profile
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Operator
- Baron Winds LLC
Units and generators
Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 130 MW 130 MW summer | Onshore Wind Turbine Wind · WT | Feb 2023 | Operating |
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 130 MW
- National rank
- #539
- NY rank
- #3
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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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 | Direct parent company | |
| Owner | Upstream parent; developer and operator group | |
| Owner | Ultimate parent company | |
| Equipment supplier | Turbine manufacturer | |
| Equipment supplier | Turbine manufacturer | |
| Transmission owner / interconnecting utility | New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEG) | Transmission owner and interconnecting utility |
| Balancing authority / market operator | Market operator and balancing authority | |
| Former owner | Everpower Wind Holdings, Inc. | Former owner |
| Former owner | innogy Renewables US LLC | Interim owner / acquirer from Everpower |
| Grid selection | plant:plant-60596 | Canonical asset page /nyiso/assets/plant/baron-winds-farm. |
Reporting portfolio
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| Peregrine Solar | 300 MW | TX | |
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| Radfords Run Wind Farm | 278 MW | IL | |
| Emily Solar, LLC | 273.6 MW | IL | |
| Copper Mountain Solar 3 | 255 MW | NV | |
| Copper Mountain Solar 5, LLC | 252 MW | NV |
Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.
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Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.
Project timeline
- Ownership transfer from Everpower to innogyamericas.rw...
New York State Commission approved transfer of 100% of Baron Winds' upstream ownership interests from Everpower Wind Holdings, Inc. to innogy Renewables US LLC through IRUS Wind Development LLC.
- Phased project approval grantedamericas.rw...
New York State Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment approved the Baron Winds Project to proceed in two separate phases (Phase I and Phase II).
- FERC MBR asset control recordmbrweb.ferc...
Baron Winds LLC recorded as owner and controlling entity in FERC MBR asset appendix for Baron Winds Farm, plant code 60596, with capacity rating 122.00 MW.
- Construction Commencedamericas.rw...
Construction of Baron Winds Phase I commenced, generating more than 300 local jobs.
- Commercial Operation Dateamericas.rw...
Baron Winds Farm Phase I achieved commercial operation and became fully connected to the New York grid.
- Generator enters operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator 1 with this operating date.
- Public dedication and operational confirmationamericas.rw...
RWE commemorated Baron Winds 1 as fully operational with 32 wind turbines (24 Vestas, 8 Siemens Gamesa), 122 MW capacity, capable of supplying power to approximately 50,000 homes annually.
Sources
Common questions about Baron Winds Farm
Answered from the published record above. Questions whose inputs this profile does not carry are omitted rather than estimated.
How big is Baron Winds Farm?
Baron Winds Farm has a reported capacity of 130 MW. Source: EIA Form 860M.
What kind of plant is Baron Winds Farm?
Baron Winds Farm is a Onshore Wind Turbine facility in Steuben County, NY, participating in the NYISO market.
Where is Baron Winds Farm located?
Baron Winds Farm is in Steuben County, NY, inside the NYISO balancing area.
Who operates Baron Winds Farm?
Baron Winds Farm is operated by RWE Clean Energy according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.
How much electricity does Baron Winds Farm generate?
Baron Winds Farm reported 311.3 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-04. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.
How does Baron Winds Farm compare to other plants?
By capacity, Baron Winds Farm ranks #539 of 1,362 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #3 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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