Hardscrabble Wind Power LLC
Avangrid Power LLC - Herkimer County - NYISO
A 74 MW onshore wind facility located on approximately 6,550 acres across the towns of Fairfield, Norway, and Little Falls in Herkimer County, New York. It is connected to the NYISO system at 115 kV through the Hardscrabble Substation and Fairfield Station, interconnecting with the Valley–Inghams transmission line. The facility is owned and operated by Avangrid Power LLC and classified as an independent power producer (IPP) non-combined-heat-and-power generator serving the wholesale market.
Overview
Key fields
- Nameplate capacity
- 74 MW
Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- Registry anchor
- Plant 57287
plant-57287
Structured profile
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Operator
- Avangrid Power LLC
Units and generators
Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 74 MW 74 MW summer | Onshore Wind Turbine Wind · WT | Jan 2011 | Operating |
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 74 MW
- National rank
- #791
- NY rank
- #22
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Former owner / developer | Historical developer and predecessor operator | |
| Construction contractor | Historical construction contractor | |
| Parent company | Parent company and majority shareholder | |
| Parent company | Parent company of Avangrid Power LLC | |
| Grid selection | plant:plant-57287 | Canonical asset page /nyiso/assets/plant/hardscrabble-wind-power-llc. |
Reporting portfolio
| Largest reported plants | Capacity | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karankawa Wind LLC | 307.1 MW | TX | |
| La Joya NM | 306.2 MW | NM | |
| Blue Creek Wind Project | 302 MW | OH | |
| Streator Cayuga Ridge South | 300 MW | IL | |
| El Cabo Wind | 298 MW | NM | |
| Klondike Windpower III | 297.5 MW | OR | |
| True North Solar, LLC | 238.8 MW | TX | |
| Patriot Wind Farm | 226.1 MW | TX |
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
- Construction began at Hardscrabble Wind Power Projectavangrid.com
Iberdrola Renewables began construction of the 74 MW Hardscrabble Wind Power Project in Fairfield, Norway, and Little Falls, New York. The project was described as nearly $200 million and had generated nearly 200 construction jobs by August 2010.
- Generator enters operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator 1 with this operating date.
- Iberdrola USA and UIL Holdings merged to form Avangrid, Inc.rochester.e...
Iberdrola USA and UIL Holdings Corporation completed a merger to form AVANGRID, Inc., a diversified energy and utility company with $30 billion in assets and operations in 25 states. Iberdrola retained majority ownership and control of the new company.
Sources
Common questions about Hardscrabble Wind Power LLC
Answered from the published record above. Questions whose inputs this profile does not carry are omitted rather than estimated.
How big is Hardscrabble Wind Power LLC?
Hardscrabble Wind Power LLC has a reported capacity of 74 MW. Source: EIA Form 860M.
What kind of plant is Hardscrabble Wind Power LLC?
Hardscrabble Wind Power LLC is a Onshore Wind Turbine facility in Herkimer County, NY, participating in the NYISO market.
Where is Hardscrabble Wind Power LLC located?
Hardscrabble Wind Power LLC is in Herkimer County, NY, inside the NYISO balancing area.
Who operates Hardscrabble Wind Power LLC?
Hardscrabble Wind Power LLC is operated by Avangrid Power LLC according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.
How much electricity does Hardscrabble Wind Power LLC generate?
Hardscrabble Wind Power LLC reported 163.8 GWh over the twelve months to 2024-12. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.
How does Hardscrabble Wind Power LLC compare to other plants?
By capacity, Hardscrabble Wind Power LLC ranks #791 of 1,362 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #22 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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