HOWARD WIND FARM
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 60 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Steuben County
- Operator
- HOWARD WIND LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2011
- EIA plant ID
- 57867
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 109 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 22%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 42.3027, -77.5548
HOWARD WIND FARM, a 60 MW Wind power plant in Steuben County, New York. Operated by HOWARD WIND LLC, commissioned 2011.
How HOWARD WIND FARM compares
With 60 MW of capacity, HOWARD WIND FARM ranks 81st among the 320 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New York and 12th of the 20 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 3.6% of New York's operating Wind capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 360th-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 Steuben County with 2 other operating plants, COHOCTON WIND PROJECT and DUTCH HILL WIND PROJECT.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 55 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 109 GWh in 2024 (a 22% capacity factor), down 10% from 2022. Its generators came online between 2011 and 2012.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by NEW YORK STATE ELEC & GAS CORP, under 0.1 miles away. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 130 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is COHOCTON WIND PROJECT (88 MW, Wind).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
HOWARD WIND FARM is a 60 MW wind power plant in Steuben County, NY, operated by HOWARD WIND LLC, commissioned in 2011. Steuben County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.1 of 5 at the 3rd national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 82nd 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.
Steuben County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 82nd | 4.3 of 5 | 2.1 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 58th | 3.3 of 5 | 0.03 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | 0.25 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 22nd | 1.9 of 5 | 1.6 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | 14.1 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.25 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | 30.1 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | 2.6 |
Perils not assessed in Steuben 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 Steuben 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.