33rd largest plant in New York · 976th nationally
Maple Ridge Wind Farm is a wind power plant in New York with a nameplate capacity of 321 MW. It generates roughly 550.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 52,459 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 20% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Maple Ridge Wind Farm |
|---|---|
| Operator | Flat Rock Windpower, Llc |
| City | Lowville |
| County | Lewis County |
| State | New York |
| ZIP | 13367 |
| Coordinates | 43.78530, -75.57530 |
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 | 137 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| 3 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 90.1 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| 1A | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 61.1 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| 2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 33.0 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Avangrid Power Llc | Portland, OR | 5000.0% |
| Edp Renewables North America Llc | Houston, TX | 5000.0% |
| Madison Windpower Llc | Houston, TX | 5000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| 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%.