Cohocton Wind  back
Developer: First Wind
Steuben County, NY
Project Background
Cohocton Wind is a 35 turbine wind farm being developed by First Wind in Cohocton, New York. The town of Cohocton is in Steuben County, in New York's southern tier and finger lakes regions. Steuben County has a population of 98,726, or 71 people per square mile. The county has a median household income of $41,541. The turbines being used in the Cohocton Wind project are Clipper C-96 2.5 MW models. At their highest, the turbine blades reach 420 feet above the ground. Construction began in the fall of 2007.
First Wind, formerly UPC Wind, has also set up an LLC for this project, called Canandaigua Power Partners. First Wind has tried to brand itself as a company which works hard to engage host communities in their projects. They advocate wind energy generally a clean, renewable and local source of power. They advocate the specific project, saying it will help the local economy and provide generous income to the town and landowners.
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Figure 1: Construction of a turbine in Cohocton |
Image Bibliography
Figure 1
"Yes Wind Cohocton Pictures." <http://yeswindcohocton.com/Pictures.htm>
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