Mission of Hector Good Neighbor (HGN) & FLX Against Azalea Wind (FLAAW)

We are a neighborhood group that opposes the Azalea Wind Project, proposed for the Towns of Hector and Catherine in the Finger Lakes Region of NY, and is working to keep large-scale projects that are neither community-based nor beneficial to the earth and people out of our neighborhood. Instead, we want to help our entire community thrive in security, wealth, peace, and mutual benefit.

The purpose of this site is to provide basic information about the proposed Azalea Wind Project, help neighbors know their rights and risks of signing documents with Azalea, provide resources to learn more, and how to get involved to stop the project. We are gathering and learning information as quickly as we can and disseminating facts and concerns to the neighborhood through word of mouth, social media, media, and flyers. However, our community and its members are victims of procedural injustice. While we only heard about the Azalea proposal in August 2026, this vast project is more than two years in the making. Public records indicate a significant number of leases were signed with Azalea in December of 2025, 60 by a Hector Town Board Member. Much of the content in the public documents on NYDPS has been redacted.

If there is uncertainty in the information contained on this site (for example, the location, exact height, and number of turbines), it's because it has not been shared with the public. If you have information about the proposed project that is missing from this site, please get in touch with us.

HGN is a 100% volunteer-run community group.

Azalea Wind Project at a Glance

Proposal

100 MW wind energy generation facility, 12-25 600-650' tall wind turbines

Who

Azalea Wind, LLC, a subsidiary of Bedrock Renewables, a Colorado-based company. Bedrock Renewables has a joint venture with Greenvolt Power, a Portuguese company. The venture is called Emerald EP and is most likely a major source of funding for the Azalea project.

Location

Towns of Hector and Catharine, Schuyler County, NY

Regulation

Because the Town of Hector lacks a formal zoning or planning board, the project falls under the jurisdiction of the New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES)

State record

NYSDPS Matter 26-00025

Docket check

32 filings listed on September 11, 2026

Acreage Impacted

6,000 acres of private land are under lease. 8,000 acres is the target

Potential Safety Risks

Increased physical and mental health risks from sleep disruption, sound blasts, dust, steady infrasound (sound below 20Hz), vibration, and shadow flicker.
Area wildlife, deer, birds, and plants, including several threatened species, will be impacted.
Safety risks include ice throw, blade throw, tower collapse, and fire.
Water quality, including Taughannock Creek, irrigation and well water, and soil could be at risk of contamination.
Economic impacts could include increased tax rates and decreased property value and tourism revenue
Red light pollution, interference with TV and cellular service, and road damage.
This beautiful valley we call home will be forever changed.

Still unclear

Final turbine locations, final design, project schedule, negotiated financial benefit to the community, if local union workers will be hired should the project get permitted,