This notice announces that, on or about January 19, 2026, Heritage Wind, LLC (Heritage Wind or Permit Holder) will begin tree clearing activities (Phase I) to support the commencement of construction of the 126-megawatt (MW) wind energy facility located in the Town of Barre, Orleans County, NY (the Facility).

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, https://dps.ny.gov/ores-permit-applications or directly at https://documents.dps.ny.gov/public/MatterManagement/CaseMaster.aspx?MatterSeq=64389      

MAP OF THE PROJECT AND PHASE I 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:

approximately 10.5 miles of access roads; one permanent meteorological tower; one aircraft detection lighting system (ADLS) tower approximately 25.2 miles of collection lines; a temporary construction laydown yard of approximately 13.9 acres; temporary concrete batch plant (if needed); parking for construction workers; and a proposed operations and maintenance facility, which will be located on a five-acre site and will consist of two buildings totaling approximately 4,000 square feet. 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

Phase I of construction consisting of tree clearing is scheduled to begin on or about January 19, 2026. Phase I construction activities shall be limited to 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday, with the exception of construction and delivery activities which need to occur during extended hours, as needed.

FACILITY CONTACTS FOR DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION 

Carmen O’Keefe

Director of Development        

[email protected]

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 phone number of the Project representative listed above
• Write to Heritage Wind, LLC at its email address: [email protected]
• 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 at heritagewindpower.com/complaints

ORES AND NYSDPS CONTACT INFORMATION

ORES – Public Information Officer – [email protected], 518-473-4536

DPS – Secretary – [email protected]

PUBLIC LOCATIONS WHERE FACILITY INFORMATION IS POSTED

Facility information may be viewed at the following public repositories: