New York power

Generates renewable electricity from wind, supporting New York communities and producing enough electricity for about 17,000 homes for a year.*

Air quality & health in Wyoming County

Wyoming County has a population of 39,532. Across five conditions the American Lung Association tracks — childhood asthma, adult asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease — it reports a combined 8,480 cases in the county.

No ozone or particle pollution grades are available for this county in the most recent report. The figures above describe how many residents live with conditions sensitive to air quality — not measured pollution levels.

Long-term exposure to air pollution has been linked to certain health conditions, particularly for children and older adults. Where electricity comes from affects how much combustion pollution is produced on the grid.

These figures describe the county as a whole and are not specific to this facility. Sources: American Lung Association – State of the Air (New York); U.S. EPA Air Quality Index.

The story behind this New York renewable energy facility

New York has 33 wind plants in this category, and the Bliss wind farm in Wyoming County ranks #17 of 33 by the electricity it produced in 2024. It uses an onshore wind turbine, which simply means a tall machine on land that turns moving air into electricity. It began operating in 2008 and is owned by Valcour Operating Services, LLC.

Its capacity is 100.5 MW, a measure of the most power it can deliver at one moment. In 2024 it generated 170.7 gigawatt-hours, a way of counting total electricity over a year, which is about 17,000 homes’ worth. Wind is a carbon-free source, meaning it produces no carbon dioxide while making power.

Environmental impact

Produces electricity without burning fuel, which avoids roughly 66,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide a year compared with producing the same electricity from the national mix of power sources — about the same as the carbon absorbed by about 68,000 acres of forest in a year.*

Nearby places worth exploring

Bliss sits in Wyoming County, in western New York’s farm country. Letchworth State Park runs along the county’s eastern edge, and Silver Lake and the farm towns of Warsaw and Attica are also close by.

Local school district

Yorkshire-Pioneer Central School District

Common questions

* Homes-powered and emissions comparisons are annual estimates based on national averages from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. “Homes powered” describes a quantity of electricity, not direct service to specific households. How we calculate this.