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Wind Power Education Project

Information on Wind Proposals in New York State

Long Island Offshore Wind Park
The Long Island offshore wind park was a proposed 140 mega-watt wind development proposal planned 3 miles off the south shore of Long Island in the Atlantic Ocean. It would have been the first offshore wind park in America! CCE is part of the WindWorks Long Island coalition.

Click here for CCE's "Long Island Offshore Wind Park: Questions, Answers, Myths and Facts" factsheet (PDF format).

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Maple Ridge Wind Farm, Lowville, NY

Maple Ridge Wind Farm
Currently generating 198 mega-watts of power, enough to power an average of 67,000 homes a year, the Maple Ridge Wind Farm is the largest wind farm east of the Mississippi! When the project is completed, it will produce 300 mega-watts of electricity!

Click here to see the press article