86th largest plant in New York · 3115th nationally
Hardscrabble Wind Power Llc is a wind power plant in New York with a nameplate capacity of 74.0 MW. It generates roughly 154.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 14,731 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 24% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Hardscrabble Wind Power Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Avangrid Power Llc |
| City | Little Falls |
| County | Herkimer County |
| State | New York |
| ZIP | 13365 |
| Coordinates | 43.11222, -74.87889 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 74.0 MW | Operating | 2011 |
| NERC Region | NPCC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | New York Independent System Operator |
Wind farms harvest kinetic energy from moving air using large rotor blades coupled to generators. Like solar, they produce zero emissions but vary with weather. Onshore wind capacity factors typically run 30–45%; offshore can exceed 50%.