Hoffman Falls Wind Project
Description
A windmill facility project of up to 18 turbines across four towns. The board approved the road use agreement for construction traffic, and Liberty Renewables presented its proposed PILOT — but got an earful over 911 tower interference concerns and unsigned host community agreements.
Impact summary
The PILOT decision affects how much tax revenue towns and the county collect from the project; most hearing speakers opposed the project.
Applicant
- Name
- Hoffman Falls Wind, LLC / Liberty Renewables Inc.
- Address
- Towns of Eaton, Fenner, Nelson and Smithfield, Madison County, NY
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 2
- Total mentions
- 2
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 6, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
Board of Supervisors Meeting - Oct 6, 2026
The wind project started construction October 5 and its attorney is pushing the county and towns to reconsider the PILOT agreement before the IDA votes October 14.
Board of Supervisors Meeting - Sep 8, 2026
A windmill facility project of up to 18 turbines across four towns. The board approved the road use agreement for construction traffic, and Liberty Renewables presented its proposed PILOT — but got an earful over 911 tower interference concerns and unsigned host community agreements.
Related issues (2)
Hoffman Falls Wind Project IDA Review
Liberty Renewables pitched its PILOT proposal — roughly $23.6 million in PILOT and host community payments plus $7.9 million back to the county — for an up-to-18-turbine wind project in four towns. Supervisors pressed hard on a county study showing one turbine could interfere with 911 transmissions and on unsigned host community agreements.
Hoffman Falls Wind PILOT agreement
Construction on the Hoffman Falls Wind project began October 5 despite roughly 80% of speakers at IDA hearings opposing it. The developer's attorney wants the county and towns to reconsider the PILOT agreement before the IDA votes October 14, offering to repay the county's share of the sales tax exemption under a proposed host community agreement; Supervisor Stokes said construction starting shows the PILOT isn't needed.
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