Number Three
Wind Farm
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Number Three
Wind Farm

About the Project

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THE TEAM

The Number Three Wind Farm is being developed by Invenergy’s growing thirty-person New York development team located across New York State in Ithaca, Orchard Park, and New York City. The team is supported by engineers, construction managers, and other professionals at Invenergy’s headquarters in Chicago, Illinois. The [Insert Project Name] requires a team effort involving the following dedicated team members: Marguerite Wells (Lead Developer), Katy Warner (Administrative Assistant), and Lori Kunert (Invenergy's Lowville Office Coordinator). 

THE PROJECT

The Number Three Wind Farm is an opportunity to boost the local economy of Lewis County and create jobs, all while generating clean, American-made energy to meet New York's growing electricity needs.

Invenergy is developing the project on approximately 8,000 acres of private land it is leasing in the towns of Lowville and Harrisburg. Number Three will generate considerable financial contributions to local economies, all while building New York's green economy and further solidifying our nation's energy security.

Keep scrolling for more detailed project information.

QUICK LINKS

  • The Number Three Wind Project filings to-date in New York State Department of Public Service Case 16-01103 can be found here
  • The Number Three Wind project layout map can be found here
  • The Number Three Wind Article 10 application can be found here
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Image power 103.9 megawatts
Image windmill 27 turbines
Image homes 29,000 homes powered annually

Community Benefits

3

permanent jobs

Jobs

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Jobs

Invenergy plans to hire an project manager and several wind technicians to perform routine maintenance on the wind turbines. These will be permanent positions will based at a new O&M Building to be built by Invenergy in the project area. Interviews will begin after the start of project construction.

“[Locals] want the job because they’ve lived there all their lives...[It] gave me the opportunity to stay here and make a good living.”
Clyde Mustain
O&M Manager, Spring Canyon Energy Center

$40M

in property taxes

Local Economic Impact

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Local Economic Impact

Estimated annual property tax and tax-related payments include $800,000 per year in PILOT and host community agreement payments and $53,000 per year in fire department taxes. Total shown is the estimated total payments over 20 years assuming 2% escalation per year.

“The Invenergy project is helping the tax payers by helping to pay the school debt down...so it gives tax reliefs to all of the tax payers in these school districts that the wind turbine project is in.”
Darryl Fowler
Breckenridge Township Board Member

Schedule Overview

2017-2021
Development
Activities include wind assessment, environmental studies, interconnection studies, etc.
2022
Project Construction
2023
Operational

Invenergy in New York

NY wind map

Successfully completed the development of 4 energy projects in New York to-date:

  • Shoreham Solar (Nassau County)-25 MW
  • Sheldon Wind Farm (Wyoming County) - 112.5 MW
  • Orangeville Wind Farm (Wyoming County) - 94 MW
  • Marsh Hill Wind Farm (Steuben County) - 16.2 MW

These projects have injected millions of dollars into local economies and provided an additional source of clean energy for New Yorkers and our nation. Invenergy continues to develop other wind and solar projects across New York, all in various stages of development.

About Invenergy

Invenergy is America’s leading, privately-held developer and operator of sustainable energy solutions. A U.S. based company that develops, owns and operates clean energy facilities in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Invenergy has successfully developed more than 190 projects, totaling over 30,200 megawatts, including wind, solar, natural gas power generation and advanced energy storage projects.

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Join Us

We look forward to hearing from you! Please take a moment to fill out the contact form below to share your thoughts or ask questions. We are looking forward to working with you to build a project that benefits your community, economy, and the environment.

Contact Marguerite Wells, Project Developer, at: 607-330-0399

Toll Free: (866) 378-4580

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