# Hardscrabble Wind Power LLC

NYISO wind_power_plant · https://askthegrid.com/nyiso/assets/plant/hardscrabble-wind-power-llc

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.

## Key facts

- Technology: Onshore Wind Turbine
- Power capacity: 74 MW

## Grid and market context

- ISO/RTO: NYISO
- Balancing authority: NYISO

## Source-backed facts

- Technical.site acres: 6550 acres — landscapeperformance.org · confidence: review_required

## Timeline

- 2010-08-30 — Construction began at Hardscrabble Wind Power Project
  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.
  Source: avangrid.com (https://www.avangrid.com/w/new-yorks-newest-wind-farm-now-under-construction)
- 2015-12-16 — Iberdrola USA and UIL Holdings merged to form Avangrid, Inc.
  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.
  Source: rochester.edu (http://www.rochester.edu/college/gradstudies/assets/pdf/iberdola/AVANGRID-PressRelease2015-16.pdf)

## Sources

- [rochester.edu](http://www.rochester.edu/college/gradstudies/assets/pdf/iberdola/AVANGRID-PressRelease2015-16.pdf) — rochester.edu · tier public_source
- [avangrid.com](https://www.avangrid.com/w/new-yorks-newest-wind-farm-now-under-construction) — avangrid.com · tier public_source
- [landscapeperformance.org](https://www.landscapeperformance.org/case-study-briefs/hardscrabble-wind-power-project) — landscapeperformance.org · tier public_source
- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mortenson-building-nine-new-wind-power-projects-throughout-us-and-canada-94737509.html) — prnewswire.com · tier public_source

## Data quality

- The documented ownership and operating history is a corporate/operator succession: Iberdrola Renewables Inc. (2010–2014), Avangrid Renewables Inc. (2015), Avangrid Renewables LLC (2016–2023), and Avangrid Power LLC (2024). No separate asset-level sale is documented. The nearly $200 million figure disclosed during construction in 2010 is treated as project construction cost, not acquisition price or portfolio transaction value. The project records consistently identify 74 MW and 37 turbines. No documented capacity expansion, retirement, or repowering event is reflected in cited records. January 2011 commercial-operation date is supported by multiple official sources (plant record, project consultant). No material conflict exists on this date. Atlantic Wind LLC was identified as an Iberdrola subsidiary during construction; it appears the project entity later became Hardscrabble Wind Power LLC under continued Iberdrola ownership. Avangrid, Inc. was added to entities and relationship graph to resolve missing endpoint for parent_of relationships from Iberdrola, S.A. and to Avangrid Power LLC.

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