# Bliss (NY)

NYISO wind_power_plant · https://askthegrid.com/nyiso/assets/plant/bliss-ny

Bliss (NY) is a 100.5 MW onshore wind facility in Wyoming County, New York, located in the Town of Eagle and operational since May 2008. The existing facility has 67 GE 1.5-77 turbines and interconnects to the New York power grid at National Grid's Freedom Substation through a switchyard in the Town of Eagle. AES is developing a repowering that would reduce the turbine count by at least 33 and install up to 28 new turbines (model GE 1.62-97 or GE 1.62-91) totaling approximately 110.5 MW, with planned construction in 2028.

## Key facts

- Technology: Onshore Wind Turbine
- Power capacity: 100.5 MW

## Grid and market context

- ISO/RTO: NYISO
- Balancing authority: NYISO

## Timeline

- 2018 — Valcour Wind acquisition of Bliss project company
  Valcour Wind Energy, LLC purchased 100% of the ownership interests in Noble Environmental Power 2006 Hold Co., LLC, which held 100% of Noble Bliss Windpark, LLC. The transfer was approved by New York PSC declaratory ruling on October 18, 2018.
  Source: documents.dps.ny.gov (https://documents.dps.ny.gov/public/Common/ViewDoc.aspx?DocRefId=%7BA4A1672B-1CF2-4099-8A58-9E672CF8279B%7D)
- 2021-11-29 — AES CED upstream ownership acquisition
  AES Clean Energy Development, LLC acquired 100% of Cogentrix Valcour Intermediate Holdings, LLC, which owned Cogentrix Valcour Wind Energy Holdings II, LLC, which owned Valcour Wind Energy, LLC, which controlled Valcour Bliss Windpark, LLC. This was an upstream ownership transfer approved by New York PSC on November 23, 2021.
  Source: documents.dps.ny.gov (https://documents.dps.ny.gov/public/Common/ViewDoc.aspx?DocRefId=3074c185-0100-c902-86c5-74626aa065ea&DocTitle=230113%20FINAL%20AES%20CED%20Repower%20Draft%20Post%20Hearing%20Brief)

## Sources

- [documents.dps.ny.gov](https://documents.dps.ny.gov/public/Common/ViewDoc.aspx?DocRefId=%7B80039695-0000-C95C-9096-3D1477A05F15%7D&DocTitle=Bliss_Exh_12_NYS_Threatened_and_Endangered_Species_02_App_12-A_REDACTED) — documents.dps.ny.gov · tier authoritative
- [documents.dps.ny.gov](https://documents.dps.ny.gov/public/Common/ViewDoc.aspx?DocRefId=%7BA4A1672B-1CF2-4099-8A58-9E672CF8279B%7D) — documents.dps.ny.gov · tier authoritative
- [documents.dps.ny.gov](https://documents.dps.ny.gov/public/Common/ViewDoc.aspx?DocRefId=3074c185-0100-c902-86c5-74626aa065ea&DocTitle=230113%20FINAL%20AES%20CED%20Repower%20Draft%20Post%20Hearing%20Brief) — documents.dps.ny.gov · tier authoritative
- [lastore-wind.gevernova.com](https://lastore-wind.gevernova.com/s/category/piezas-por-marca/0ZGPg0000000N9VOAU?language=es) — lastore-wind.gevernova.com · tier public_source
- [aes.com](https://www.aes.com/sustainability-impact/people-communities/projects/bliss-wind) — aes.com · tier public_source
- [nyserda.ny.gov](https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/-/media/Project/Nyserda/Files/Programs/LSR/Attachment-B-PR/Bliss-Windpark_Attachment_B_Public_Release.pdf) — nyserda.ny.gov · tier authoritative

## Data quality

- Asset identity is well-established: exact match of EIA plant code 56620 (Bliss, NY) with supporting FERC index, location coordinates, and operator confirmation. Current operational status confirmed as of December 2024 with 67 installed GE 1.5-77 turbines, 100.5 MW nameplate capacity, operating since May 2008. Ownership chain clearly documented: Valcour Bliss Windpark, LLC (100% owner) is controlled through Valcour Wind Energy, LLC, which is indirectly controlled by AES Clean Energy Development, LLC as of November 29, 2021. Prior ownership chain documented: Noble Bliss Windpark, LLC held by Noble Environmental Power 2006 Hold Co., transferred to Valcour in 2018 (PSC ruling October 18, 2018). Equipment specification is precise: 67 × GE 1.5-77 turbines at 1.5 MW each = 100.5 MW nameplate, verified by New York regulatory filing and official GE Vernova parts documentation. No completion date, construction contracts, or financing terms are disclosed. No project financing, lender, tax-equity investor, or debt terms identified in candidate research. No conflicts identified in core asset facts. All major data points (capacity, turbine count, location, commercial date, operator) are consistently supported across multiple official sources.
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