While many people associate wind power with environmental benefits, the natural energy generated at Cohocton Wind will provide a range of economic benefits to the Steuben County community as well, helping to keep farms, and the landscape, open.

• Increased tax revenue: Tax revenue from the project could be used to lower taxes, improve schools, maintain roads, and enhance services.
• New crop for farmers: Farming is a tough business, and thousands of New York State farms have been forced to close. Cohocton Wind offers farmers a new crop—wind energy—and offers steady revenue to help keep local farms operational.
• Land remains open: By leasing land from local owners, Cohocton Wind could provide farmers with additional income, without interfering with the current use of the land, so landowners can continue farming, grazing, or simply enjoying nature and the landscape remains open and rural.
• More jobs for Cohocton residents: The project will hire locally whenever possible, providing construction, operations, and maintenance employment opportunities.
• Increased use of local services: Local resources will be used as much as possible during construction including personnel, gravel, trucking, lodging, gas, and food to offer new revenue to local retailers and area residents.
• Local, sustainable power to help stabilize electricity costs: The natural, renewable energy produced at Cohocton Wind is estimated to provide power for over 35,000 New York homes each year.
• Reduced dependence on costly fuels: Wind energy helps reduce dependence on costly fossil fuel imports, strengthens the diversity of the nation's energy supply, and enhances America's energy independence.