HARDSCRABBLE WIND POWER LLC
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 74 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Herkimer County
- Operator
- IBERDROLA RENEWABLES INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2011
- EIA plant ID
- 57287
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 164 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 25%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 43.1136, -74.8890
HARDSCRABBLE WIND POWER LLC, a 74 MW Wind power plant in Herkimer County, New York. Operated by IBERDROLA RENEWABLES INC, commissioned 2011.
How HARDSCRABBLE WIND POWER LLC compares
With 74 MW of capacity, HARDSCRABBLE WIND POWER LLC ranks 69th among the 320 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New York and 11th of the 20 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 4.5% of New York's operating Wind capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 328th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2011, it is newer than 95% of the 312 operating New York plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Herkimer County with 7 other operating plants, including BEARDSLEE and LITTLE FALLS HYDRO.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 74 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 164 GWh in 2024 (a 25% capacity factor), down 6% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is PORTER (230 kV), about 17.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line owned by NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP., about 2.9 miles away. Another 11 operating power plants totaling 104 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is TRENTON FALLS (22 MW, Hydro).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
HARDSCRABBLE WIND POWER LLC is a 74 MW wind power plant in Herkimer County, NY, operated by IBERDROLA RENEWABLES INC, commissioned in 2011. Herkimer County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.1 of 5 at the 2nd national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 80th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a wind plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Herkimer County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | 3.5 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 59th | 3.4 of 5 | 0.44 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 56th | 3.3 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 29.5 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 39th | 2.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 26th | 2.0 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.23 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 16th | 1.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 9th | 1.4 of 5 | 25.5 |
| Hail | Very Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | 1.7 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | 1.6 |
Perils not assessed in Herkimer County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Herkimer County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.