Comments due regarding proposed 107.5-MW Altona Wind repowering project in Clinton County

Matter 23-03029 - Notice of Intent to File an Application of VALCOUR ALTONA NEWCO, LLC for a Major Renewable Energy Facility Siting Permit Pursuant to Article VIII of the New York State Public Service Law to Repower and Operate a 107.5 megawatt (MW) Wind Energy Facility Located in the TOWN OF ALTONA, CLINTON COUNTY.

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Facility Description:

Applicant applied to the New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting and Electric Transmission (Office or ORES) for a permit pursuant to Public Service Law article VIII to construct and operate a 107.5-megawatt (MW) wind energy facility known as the Altona Wind Repowering Project located in the Town of Altona, Clinton County. The repowered facility would consist of new wind turbines, access roads, buried electric collection lines, collection substation facility improvements, temporary laydown and parking, permanent meteorological towers, and an aircraft detection lighting system tower. The repowered facility would reuse other existing aboveground components, including overhead collection lines, access roads, an operations and maintenance building, a 34.5-kilovolt (kV) to 230 kV collection substation, and a point of interconnection switchyard station owned by the New York Power Authority. Applicant filed the application with the Office on March 7, 2025. A notice of complete application was issued on October 6, 2025 (see https://dps.ny.gov/ores-permit-applications, click on Project Permit Application Number 23-03029). ORES staff published draft permit conditions on November 25, 2025. The draft permit conditions may be accessed at https://dps.ny.gov/ores-permit-applications, click on Project Permit Application Number 23-03029.

ORES Staff Position:

On issuing the draft permit conditions, ORES staff takes the position that the proposed facility, together with the uniform and site-specific standards and conditions contained in the draft permit, would comply with applicable laws and regulations. ORES staff recommends that the Office elect not to apply, in whole or in part, any local law or ordinance that as applied to the facility is unreasonably burdensome in view of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act targets and the environmental benefits of the proposed facility.

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