Northeast Region : Alabama Ledge Wind Farm

Alabama Ledge Wind Farm draws its name from the Town of Alabama and the Onondaga Escarpment, a limestone ledge, which runs the length of western New York and passes through the Town of Alabama in the northwest corner of Genesee County. The escarpment, marks the relative dividing line between the Lake Erie and Lake Ontario basins that drive the region’s energetic winds. Alabama Ledge Wind Farm has a proposed installed capacity of 80 megawatts (MW) - enough to power more than 24,000 average New York homes with clean energy each year. The project area lies roughly halfway between Buffalo and Rochester and agriculture is the dominant land use. The area’s wind resource, agricultural land-use pattern and proximity to a transmission line make for an excellent wind farm site.

Application for Incentive Zoning for Wind Energy Conversion Facility

Select a document to download... Second Amendment to Application for Incentive Zoning for Wind Energy Conversion Facility Application for Incentive Zoning for Wind Energy Conversion Facility Amendment to Application for Incentive Zoning for Wind Energy Conversion Facility

Draft Environmental Impact Statement

Select a document to download... Cover Table of Contents and Commonly Used Acronyms and Abbreviations Firms Involved in Preparation of the DEIS 1. Executive Summary 2. Description of Proposed Action 3. Environmental Setting, Impact Analysis and Mitigation Measures 4. Unavoidable Adverse Impacts 5. Alternatives Analysis 6. Irreversible and Irretrievable Commitment of Resources 7. Growth Inducing Impacts 8. Summary of Cumulative Impacts 9. Effects on Use and Conservation of Energy Resources 10. References Figure 1 Regional Project Location Figure 2 Project Area Figure 3 Proposed Project Layout Figure 4 State Mapped Wetland Figure 5 Federal Mapped Wetlands Figure 6 Wetland Inventory Figure 7 Vegetative Communities Figure 8 Gas Facilities Figure 9 Prime Farmland Figure 10 Flood Map Figure 11 Sole Source Aquifers Figure 12 Zoning Map Appendix A1 Project Component Location, Construction Information and Specifications Appendix A2 Project Component Location, Construction Information and Specifications Appendix A3 Project Component Location, Construction Information and Specifications Appendix A4 Project Component Location, Construction Information and Specifications Appendix A5 Project Component Location, Construction Information and Specifications Appendix B Agricultural Protection Measures Appendix C Desktop Geotechnical Study Appendix D Wetland Inventory Report Appendix E Agency Correspondence and SEQRA Documentation Appendix F1 Avian and Bat Studies Appendix F2 Avian and Bat Studies Appendix G1 Visual Impact Assessment Report Appendix G2 Visual Impact Assessment Report Appendix G3 Visual Impact Assessment Report Appendix G4 Visual Impact Assessment Report Appendix G5 Visual Impact Assessment Report Appendix G6 Visual Impact Assessment Report Appendix G7 Visual Impact Assessment Report Appendix G8 Visual Impact Assessment Report Appendix H Shadow Flicker Briefing Appendix IA Historic Architectural Resources Report/Phase IA Cultural Resource Investigation Appendix IB Historic Architectural Resources Report/Phase IA Cultural Resource Investigation Appendix IC Historic Architectural Resources Report/Phase IA Cultural Resource Investigation Appendix ID Historic Architectural Resources Report/Phase IA Cultural Resource Investigation Appendix J1 Environmental Sound Survey and Noise Impact Assessment Appendix J2 Environmental Sound Survey and Noise Impact Assessment Appendix J3 Environmental Sound Survey and Noise Impact Assessment Appendix K Transportation Studies Appendix L Property Value Impacts Appendix M Licensed Microwave Search & Worst Case Fresnel Zone Appendix N1 TV Broadcast Off-Air Reception Appendix N2 TV Broadcast Off-Air Reception Appendix O Complaint Resolution Procedure Appendix P Alabama Incentive Zoning Law Appendix Q Town of Alabama Zoning Law Appendix R Turbine Change Log Appendix S Ohio University Community Development Fact Sheet Appendix T Typical Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan Appendix U Dust Control Plan

Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

Select a document to download... Cover Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement February 2011 Figure 1 Project Location Figure 2 Project Layout Figure 3 Layout Comparison Figure 4 State Wetlands Figure 5 National Wetlands Inventory Figure 6 National Land Cover Figure 7 Agriculture Figure 8 Gas Infrastructure Appendix A Agency Correspondence Appendix B Avian & Bat Studies Appendix C Avoided Air Emissions Report Appendix D Visual Simulations Appendix E Shadow Flicker Analysis Appendix F Phase 1B Archeological Study Appendix G Five-Mile Ring Historic Architecture Survey (49 MB) Appendix H Noise Impact Assessment Appendix I Preliminary Draft Emergency Response Plan

 

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