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2003 US Department of Energy wind resource map of North Carolina Experimental NASA wind turbine on Howard's Knob in Boone (1978-1983) Wind power in North Carolina is found along the coastal areas in the east and mountain regions in the western part of the state. [1] The state has significant offshore wind resources.
Chevelon Butte wind farm Arizona: 477 [97] Alle-Catt wind farm New York: 340 [98] Boswell Springs Wind Farm (2023) Wyoming: 331 [99] Thunderhead Wind Energy Nebraska: 300 [100] Seven Cowboy wind farm Oklahoma: 300 [101] Canisteo wind farm New York: 291 [102] Sapphire Sky wind farm Illinois: 260 [103] Badger Wind Farm North Dakota: 250 [104]
The Desert Wind Farm, also known as Amazon Wind Farm US East, spans Perquimans and Pasquotank County on the Atlantic coastal plain in northeast North Carolina.With a total generating capacity of 208 megawatts (MW), it became the first large wind farm in the southeast United States when it came online at the end of 2016.
The Beech Ridge Wind Farm in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, is a 100 MW generating facility with 67 GE 1.5 MW wind turbines. [1] The 250 feet (76 m) tall wind turbines , are placed along Shellcamp, Smokehouse, Beech, Rockcamp and Big ridges and Cold Knob, Old Field, Blue Knob and Nunly Mountains.
Carolina Long Bay Offshore North Carolina. OCS-A 0545 OCS-A 0546 20 nmi southeast of Southport, North Carolina: NC: 2,250 2030 TotalEnergy Renewables USA Duke Energy [40] [41] [42] Empire Wind 1: Offshore New York OCS-A 0512 (Hudson North) [43] [44] 12 nmi south of Jones Beach, Long Island (NY) 79,350 acres (32,110 ha) NY
The mountain pass acts as a venturi effect to air moving between ocean and desert, increasing wind speed. [3] Wind development in the Tehachapi Pass began in the early 1980s by James Dehlsen and Zond Corporation. The first set of wind turbines installed were of American-made Storm Master brand, however they proved troublesome and eventually had ...
North Carolina plantation were identified by name, beginning in the 17th century. The names of families or nearby rivers or other features were used. The names assisted the owners and local record keepers in keeping track of specific parcels of land. In the early 1900s, there were 328 plantations identified in North Carolina from extant records.
Mountaineer Wind Energy Center is a wind farm on Backbone Mountain in Preston and Tucker counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. [1] When it came online in December 2002, Mountaineer was the first wind farm in West Virginia, and the largest east of the Mississippi River. [2] Mountaineer Wind Energy Center is owned and operated by Florida ...