Fall 2026 Civil Pre-Construction Notice

On or about October 1, 2026, Heritage Wind will begin civil construction activities, starting with the substation site and foundations.

September 21, 2026

On or about October 1, 2026, Heritage Wind will begin civil construction activities on the 126-megawatt (MW) Wind Energy Facility located in the Town of Barre, Orleans County, NY (the Facility), starting with the substation site and foundations.

Pursuant to Article VIII of the New York State Public Service Law (the Article VIII process), this notice is being provided in accordance with Section 5, Subsection II(a) of the Facility’s Siting Permit for a Major Renewable Energy Facility, which was issued by the Office of Renewable Energy Siting and Electric Transmission (ORES) on January 13, 2022. A copy of the Siting Permit (and all public documents filed in this proceeding) may be accessed electronically at DPS’s website.

MAP OF THE PROJECT AND CIVIL CONSTRUCTION ROUTES

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT

Heritage Wind will construct the Facility in the Town of Barre, Orleans County. When completed, the Facility will consist of up to 28 turbines with a total generating capacity of up to 126 megawatts (MW). Other proposed components to be constructed in later phases of the Project will include: access roads, one permanent and three temporary meteorological towers, an aircraft detection lighting system (ADLS) tower with underground fiber optic lines, underground collection lines, a temporary construction laydown yard, a temporary concrete batch plant, parking for construction workers, a proposed operations and maintenance facility,, a collection substation, and a point of interconnection (POI) switchyard. The Permittee will also interconnect to the New York electrical grid via a new Point of Interconnection, located along National Grid’s Lockport-Mortimer 115 kV powerline.

CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE

Civil construction is scheduled to begin on or about October 1, 2026, beginning with work at the substation and POI switchyard site, including the installation of the collection substation foundations. Subsequent phases of construction—including installation of the electrical collection system high voltage construction at the substation and POI switchyard site and installation of the O&M facility, and delivery and installation of the wind turbines—are expected to occur in 2027 and 2028. Construction activities shall be limited to 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 8 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Sunday and on national holidays, with the exception of construction and delivery activities, which may occur during extended hours beyond this schedule on an as-needed basis.

FACILITY CONTACTS FOR DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION

Jessica Walsh info@heritagewindpower.com

585-563-5137

THE PROCEDURE AND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR REGISTERING A COMPLAINT

Comments or complaints by neighboring residents or others may be made through the following channels. For safety reasons, members of the public will not be allowed onsite to register complaints with Heritage Wind-affiliated workers during construction.

· Call the Toll-Free Number (866-370-9546) or the Project representative listed above

· Write to Heritage Wind, LLC at its email address: info@heritagewindpower.com

· Mail comments or complaints to: Heritage Wind, LLC, P.O. Box 519, Albion, New York 14411

· Submit a complaint on the project website using the online complaint resolution portal.