Baron Winds' proposal to build and operate a wind facility in Steuben County, NY has been approved by the New York State Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment.

The 242 MW Baron Winds project will be located in the towns of Cohocton, Dansville, Fremont, and Wayland, and connected to the state's electrical grid, reports Daily Energy Insider.

The project also includes building a new substation to evacuate the green power, and a point of interconnection with the electric grid through the existing 230 kV Canandaigua switching station.

Baron Winds will be located on privately leased rural land that could continue to be used for farming, forestry, and other comparable uses. Construction will create about 117 direct jobs and 10 permanent jobs onsite jobs.

Source: Daily Energy Insider