The Black Oak Wind Farm was a proposed onshore wind energy project that was first conceived in 2007, but ultimately cancelled in December 2017. This page serves as an archive of various documents relevant to the project.
Time Lines
The following timelines were composed using documents of Town Board meeting minutes and the Planning Board.
- Black Oak Wind Farm History Long Version (PDF)
- Black Oak Wind Farm History Short Version (PDF)
- May 26, 2017 Letter from Enfield Town Board (PDF)
More Resources
- In March of 2010, Enfield Energy LLC and the Town Board signed the Developers’ Agreement (PDF).
- On November 12, 2014, the Enfield Town Board passed the SEQRA Final Environmental Impact Statement Resolution in regard to the Black Oak Wind Farm.
- On May 25, 2026, the Enfield Town Board passed the SEQRA Extension Resolution (PDF).
- On September 28, 2016, the signatures for the petition (PDF) to impose a 90-day moratorium prior to approving a wind energy permit to black oak wind farm was submitted to the Town Clerk
Comments 2016
- Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement — Written Public Statements — May 11, 2016
- Message to Town Board on Black Oak Redux — April 20, 2016
- Public Hearing on BOWF DSEIS Verbatim Transcription — April 12, 2016
- Public Hearing on BOWF DSEIS Verbatim Transcription — March 28, 2016
Signature Petitions
- Petition to Amend the Town of Enfield Wind Energy Law to Provide for Safe Setbacks Prior to Approving any Further Modifications to the Black Oak Wind Farm Proposal — Filed December 31, 2015 (PDF)
- Shared Proposal for Wind Energy Law Changes — Filed March 9, 2016 (PDF)
- Continuation of Shared Proposal for Wind Energy Law Changes — Filed April 14, 2016 (PDF)
- Signatures Supporting Wind Farm Part 1 — Filed April 21, 2016 (PDF)
- Signatures Supporting Wind Farm Part 2 — Filed April 21, 2016 (PDF)