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Invenergy and Clean Path NY Partners Host Ribbon
Cutting Ceremony to Celebrate Completion of Number Three Wind Energy Center
Published: May 04, 2023 at 03:15
p.m.
By: Nick Altmire
Officials cut the ribbon during a ceremony today celebrating
the completion of Number Three Wind
Energy Center in the Lewis County towns of Lowville
and Harrisburg
Officials with lnvenergy and Clean Path NY partners, energyRe and the New York Power Authority {NYPA), held
a ribbon cutting ceremony today in Lowville celebrating the completion of
the 103.9-megawatt Number Three Wind Energy Center located in the Lewis
County towns of Lowville and Harrisburg.
Our full video from this morning’s
ceremony can be viewed on
our YouTube channel here.
Our full video
from
a press gaggle with Marguerite Wells, Vice President of Renewable
Development with Invenergy, taking questions from media representatives
from WWNY/7 News, WWTI/ABC 50, and linkinglewiscounty.com, can be viewed on
our YouTube channel here.
A full press
release detailing the project, provided by Invenergy and Clean Path NY, is
included below.
PRESS RELEASE FROM INVENERGY AND CLEAN PATH NY:
lnvenergy and Clean Path
NY Partners, energyRe and New York Power
Authority, Celebrate the Completion of Number Three Wind Energy Center,
Marking Progress for New York State Climate Goals
Number Three Wind, the first of over 20 renewable
energy assets to reach operation in the Clean Path NY portfolio, will
generate enough power for over 30,000 New York homes and help meet New York
State's Climate Act goal of 100% emission-free electricity by 2040
May 4, 2023 - lnvenergy and Clean Path NY partners, energyRe and the New York Power Authority {NYPA), today
announced the completion of the 103.9-megawatt Number Three Wind Energy
Center, marking the first Clean Path NY renewable generation asset to reach
operation. Number Three Wind, developed and constructed by lnvenergy, is one of more than 20 new wind and solar
assets in Clean Path NY's 3,800-megawatt renewable power portfolio, which
will deliver 7.5 million megawatt-hours of emissions-free, clean electricity
to New Yorkers every year. Clean Path NY is a first-of-its-kind renewable
generation and transmission project and one of the largest clean energy
infrastructure projects contracted by New York State in the last 50 years.
Clean Path NY is a landmark public-private collaboration between lnvenergy, an American-led developer, owner, and
operator of sustainable energy solutions; New York-based renewable energy
developer energyRe; and NYPA.
“With the
completion of Number Three Wind construction, lnvenergy
is proud to contribute towards the nation-leading clean energy goals of New
York's Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act," said lnvenergy's Mick Baird, Executive Vice President, North
American Development. “Through dedication, hard work and bold action from
New York State, Number Three Wind is delivering clean energy to the grid
today. As we look to 2030, we will continue to prioritize and accelerate
the development and construction of visionary clean energy infrastructure
projects - like Number Three Wind and Clean Path NY - in the pursuit of a
sustainable, zero-emission future."
“We are thrilled
to celebrate Number Three Wind coming online to help create a more
sustainable New York grid, while delivering benefits right here in Lewis
County," said Marguerite Wells, Vice President, Renewable Development,
lnvenergy. “Number Three Wind is the latest example
of lnvenergy's commitment to responsibly building
a clean energy economy that invests in communities, creates jobs and
delivers reliable, sustainable energy across the Empire State."
“Clean Path NY is
essential to a renewable, resilient, reliable energy future for New York,
and the completion of Number Three Wind marks concrete progress toward our
urgent climate goals," said Luke Falk, Chief Operating Officer of
Clean Path NY for energyRe. "Number Three
Wind is evidence of Clean Path NY's approach to a just and reliable energy
transition, because real sustainability, robust economic development, and
meaningful community partnership go hand in hand. energyRe
is proud to advance New York's bold promise of 100% emission-free
electricity by 2040-and deliver the good-paying jobs, clean air, and
dependable power New Yorkers deserve."
"As a
collaborator on the Clean Path NY project, we, at the New York Power
Authority, are very pleased to see Number Three Wind energized," said
Phil Toia, President of NYPA Development, New
York Power Authority. "The Clean Path NY solution brings together
renewable generation, like the Number Three project, and 175 miles of
planned new transmission, enabling more clean energy to reach more New Yorkers.
Congratulations to the Invenergy and entire Clean Path NY team on Number
Three.”
"The
completion of Number Three Wind is a major milestone for Clean Path NY and
represents tangible progress towards New York's Climate Act goal of 70
percent renewable electricity by 2030," said NYSERDA Vice.President of Large-Scale Renewables, Georges
Sassine. "This project's impact goes far beyond the benefits it will
bring the North Country region - ultimately supporting the delivery of
clean power and significant public health and economic benefits to New Yorkers
statewide."
Located in Lewis
County, Number Three Wind will provide locally sourced, clean electricity
to the surrounding region and across the state. Number Three Wind
represents over $220 million in total investment and is comprised of 27
wind turbines capable of generating 103.9 megawatts of clean energy -
enough to power over 30,000 homes each year. In partnership with state and
local labor unions, Number Three Wind commenced construction in August of
2021 and supported approximately 600 jobs throughout construction.
Notably, the
project will provide more than $1 million a year in economic investment to
the community. These funds will be shared by the towns of Lowville and
Harrisburg, the Lowville and Copenhagen Central School Districts, Lewis
County, and the Lewis County Economic Development Fund revolving loan
program. In addition, Number Three Wind has partnered with Buffalo, New
York-based M&T Community & Environmental Development Corp, an
affiliate of M&T Bank, on a tax equity investment.
Number Three Wind
was one of 11 projects to receive an award from NYSERDA in 2016 for the
purchase of Tier 1 renewable energy certificates (RECs). Each Tier 1 REC
represents the energy production of one megawatt-hour. Number Three Wind's
completion accelerates progress toward exceeding New York's Climate
Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) goals for 70 percent the
state's electricity to come from renewable sources by 2030 and a 100
percent zero-emission electricity by 2040.
"We are
pleased to celebrate Number Three Wind reaching operation here in our
community," said Cheyenne Steria, Director of Finance &
Incentives, Lewis County IDA. "We appreciate lnvenergy's
partnership and commitment to building a project that delivers benefits by
generating new revenue streams, providing funding to our schools and public
services, all while bringing job opportunities to the region. We have a
long history of being renewable energy exporters and are proud to continue
that tradition with a partner who has shown equal interest in supporting
our community."
Clean Path NY
combines 175 miles of new state-of-the-art transmission with over 2,000 MW
of new wind assets, including Number Three Wind, and 1,800 MW of new solar
assets. The project also harnesses NYPA's Blenheim-Gilboa pumped storage
power project for enhanced resiliency and reliability. Clean Path NY is
expected to generate $4.7 billion of in-state economic development and is
estimated to create more than 8,300 good-paying in-state jobs. Upon
expected operation, Clean Path NY will reduce fossil fuel-fired particulate
matter emissions from New York's electric grid by 20-22% annually and will
avoid more than 49 million tons of CO2 emissions by 2040. Until then and
even after the Clean Path NY transmission line begins operating, power from
Number Three Wind and other future Clean Path NY renewable generation
projects will be delivered locally into the grid, meeting energy needs for
communities nearby and statewide.
Clean Path NY
will modernize and unify New York's energy grid, connecting communities
across the state to clean energy from Clean Path NY and other sources of
renewable energy, and transition New York away from fossil fuels through a
more resilient and reliable electrical grid.
New York State
selected Clean Path NY as a response to the New York State Energy Research
Development and Authority's (NYSERDA) Tier 4 renewable energy solicitation
issued in January 2021, seeking projects to cost-effectively
and responsibly deliver renewable energy to New York's Zone J, an
area of the state that relies on aging fossil fuel-fired generation. Clean
Path NY's agreement with NYSERDA was signed in November 2021 and approved
by the State Public Service Commission in April 2022. In October 2022,
Clean Path NY filed for its Article VII permit,
which includes a full review of the need for the project and any
environmental impacts of the siting, design, construction and operation of
major transmission facilities in New York State.
About lnvenergy
lnvenergy drives innovation in energy. lnvenergy and its affiliated companies develop, own,
and operate large-scale renewable and other clean energy generation and
storage facilities in the Americas, Europe and
Asia. lnvenergy's home office is
located in Chicago, and it has regional development offices in the
United States, Canada, Mexico, Spain, Japan, Poland, and Scotland.
lnvenergy and its affiliated companies have
successfully developed more than 30,000 megawatts of projects that are in
operation, construction or contracted, including wind, solar, transmission
infrastructure and natural gas power generation and advanced energy storage
projects. Learn about lnvenergy at lnvenergy.com.
About energyRe
energyRe, LLC is a leading independent clean
energy company solving complex challenges and providing clean energy
solutions in utility-scale offshore and onshore wind and solar generation,
energy storage, transmission, and distributed generation. energyRe's founding investors include principals of
Related Companies, one of the nation's most prominent privately-owned real
estate firms and one of the country's largest creators and preservationists
of affordable housing. energyRe is led by an
experienced executive management team and is guided by the values of
community engagement, government partnership, and a demonstrated commitment
to sustainability. energyRe has offices in New
York, Houston, Indianapolis, and Charleston. For more information about energyRe, visit www.energyre.com.
About NYPA
NYPA is the
largest state public power organization in the nation, operating 16
generating facilities and more than 1,400 circuit-miles of transmission
lines. More than 80 percent of the electricity NYPA produces is clean
renewable hydropower. NYPA owns and operates approximately one third of New
York's high voltage power lines. These lines transmit power from NYPA's
three large hydroelectric generation facilities and independent wind power
generation facilities, connecting nearly 7,000 megawatts of renewable
energy to New York State's power grid. This includes connecting more than
6,300 megawatts of hydroelectric power and about 700 megawatts, or more
than a third, of New York State generated wind energy to the grid. NYPA
finances its operations with revenues earned in large part through sales of
electricity and by the sale of bonds. For more information visit www.nypa.gov and follow us on
Twitter @NYPAenergy, Facebook, lnstagram, Tumblr
and Linkedln.
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