Lackawanna
ArcelorMittal Lackawanna is a steel coating and sheet finishing facility strategically located on Lake Erie near Buffalo, NY. The facility is capable of finishing 700,000 tons of steel annually. The site was founded in 1904 as Lackawanna Iron and Steel Co., purchased in 1922 by Bethlehem Steel Corporation and acquired by Mittal Steel in 2003.
Examples of Environmental Excellence
Exploring the benefits of wind energy
ArcelorMittal, through its subsidiary Tecumseh Redevelopment, donated a 1,100 acre site formerly operated by Bethlehem Steel for the development of “Steel Winds,” one of the nation’s largest urban wind farms. The project’s eight turbines are said to be the largest wind turbines assembled in the United States and the first of their kind on the Great Lakes shoreline and the first to deploy a unique distributed powertrain.
The location of Steel Winds is unique for two reasons. While many existing wind farms are located on private farms, the Lackawanna wind farm is located right on the Lake Erie shoreline. It is also the first in the state to be built on an abandoned brownfield site. The site is comprised of steel slag produced as a byproduct of the former steelmaking operations.
The 20 Megawatt wind farm supplies enough clean, renewable electricity to serve the annual needs of about 6,000 average American homes, according to turbine manufacturer Clipper®. That saves about 92,000 barrels of oil per year. The power is sold into the New York State Independent System Operator grid for distribution to retail customers.
In addition to helping to meet New York State goals of producing 25 percent of its electricity through renewable sources by 2013, the Steel Winds project created about 35 new good-paying jobs in construction, operation and maintenance and contributes about $100,000 in tax revenues to the City of Lackawanna.