CHICAGO, Illinois (March 28, 2014) – Today, Invenergy Wind LLC (“Invenergy”)announced the completion of construction and the start of commercial operations of its94 MW Orangeville Wind Farm (“Orangeville Wind”) in Wyoming County, New York.
“Orangeville Wind is Invenergy’s second wind project in Wyoming County, and we’reproud to bring additional economic benefit to the area,” said Jim Shield, ChiefDevelopment Officer at Invenergy. “We’re also pleased to have built a new source ofclean, renewable energy in New York, one of the nation’s leading states in installedwind generation capacity.”
Through a competitive process, the New York State Energy Research and DevelopmentAuthority (“NYSERDA”) awarded a contract to Orangeville Wind to produce and deliverrenewable electricity to New York. The funding was made available through the state'sRenewable Portfolio Standard (“RPS”), which was created to increase the amount ofrenewable electricity used by consumers. NYSERDA has committed to purchase theRPS attributes (or renewable energy credits) generated with each megawatt-hourproduced from the wind farm for ten years. Electricity produced by Orangeville Wind issold into the wholesale markets managed by the New York Independent SystemOperator (“NYISO”).
Contractors on the project were Tetra Tech Construction and O’Connell ElectricCompany, both based in New York State, as well as Pennsylvania-based Henkels &McCoy.
Orangeville Wind is located nearby Invenergy’s 112.5 MW Sheldon Wind Farm, whichbegan commercial operations in 2009.
About Invenergy
Invenergy and its affiliated companies develop, own and operate large-scale renewableand other clean energy generation facilities in North America and Europe. NorthAmerica’s largest independent wind power generation company, Invenergy is committedto clean power alternatives and continued innovation in electricity generation. Thecompany’s home office is located in Chicago and it has regional development officesthroughout the United States and in Canada and Europe.
Invenergy has developed approximately 8,000 MW of clean energy projects that are inoperation, in construction, or under contract, including 65 wind, solar, and natural gaspower facilities. For more information, please visit www.invenergyllc.com.
Contact: Alissa Krinsky, Director of Communications312-582-1554 or akrinsky@invenergyllc.com