Eight Point Wind

OperatingWind

Ranked #19 of 44 Wind plants in NY#706 of 1444 nationally

101.2 MW Wind operating in Steuben, NY — New York Independent System Operator

EIAGEM

101.2 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2023

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

42.1016, -77.7011

County

Steuben, NY

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Status

as of 3y 1m ago

Latest milestonecompletion · 2023-04-18New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (.gov) · 2023-04-18

Ownership & Operator

Owner data does not fully agree across sources.

EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Eight Point Wind, LLC	NextEra Energy	—
Owner(s)	Eight Point Wind, LLC	NextEra Energy	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

DeveloperNextEra Energy ResourcesreNews - Renewable Energy News · 2016-04-01

About

Eight Point Wind is a 101.2 MW wind power plant located in Steuben County, New York. The plant began operating in 2023 and is owned by NextEra Energy, with Eight Point Wind, LLC as the listed operator per the EIA. The facility consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. It ranks 20th out of 22 wind plants in New York state and 696th nationally out of 734.

The plant uses GE Wind GE5.5-158 turbines, with a rotor diameter of 158 meters and a hub height of 117 meters. In its most recent year of operation, Eight Point Wind generated 267,393 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 30.2%. The plant operates within the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) balancing authority and the Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC) NERC region.

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