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The Arkwright Summit Wind Farm is a 78.4
In September 2019, over one hundred residents and landowners filed a lawsuit in the
The Arkwright Summit Wind Farm is a 78.4 megawatt
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wind farm
A wind farm, also called a wind park or wind power plant, is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electricity. Wind farms vary in size from a small number of turbines to several hundred wind turbines covering an exten ...
in Arkwright, New York
Arkwright is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 1,000. The town is named after Richard Arkwright, the inventor of a spinning device.
Arkwright is in the northeastern quadrant ...
. It uses 36 Vestas
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V110 turbines, 32 of which are rated at 2.2 megawatts and 4 of which are rated at 2.0 megawatts. The wind farm provides power
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for about 35,000 New York homes. The wind farm is located in Chautauqua County, within the Town of Arkwright, and the project connects to the grid in the Town of Pomfret. It was installed in 2018 and was developed and operated by EDP Renewables.
2019 Lawsuit
In September 2019, over one hundred residents and landowners filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court of New York
The Supreme Court of the State of New York is the superior court in the Judiciary of New York. It is vested with unlimited civil and criminal jurisdiction, although in many counties outside New York City it acts primarily as a court of civil ju ...
against EDP Renewables, citing ill health effects due to turbine placement too close to homes, and diminished property values.
See also
*New York energy law
New York energy law is the statutory, regulatory, and common law of the state of New York concerning the policy, conservation, taxation, and utilities involved in energy. Secondary sources have also influenced energy law in New York.
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References
Wind farms in New York (state) Buildings and structures in Chautauqua County, New York Energy infrastructure completed in 2018 2018 establishments in New York (state) {{NewYork-struct-stub