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In recent years, there have been advancements in both on and offshore wind power in Pennsylvania. At least 1300 MW of wind power is currently [when?] installed at the 27 wind farms in Pennsylvania. [14] According to the U.S. energy information administration, 1 MW of wind power can power about 650 average American homes. [15] Offshore wind ...
The Mill Run Wind Energy Center is a wind farm located in Fayette County, Pennsylvania with ten 1.5 MW Enron Wind TZs that began commercial operation in November 2001. [1] The wind farm has a combined total nameplate capacity of 15 MW, but actually produces about 39,420 megawatt-hours of electricity annually. [ 2 ]
Mar 2006 - FirstEnergy Corp signs agreement to purchase power produced at the site. [1] Mar 2007 - An apparent defect in an adhesive applicator caused 13 wind turbine blades at the site to be damaged, with large pieces breaking off two blades. The investigation delayed the planned March-April startup of the wind turbines. [2]
The Green Mountain Wind Energy Center was a wind power plant near Garrett, Somerset County, Pennsylvania with eight Nordex 1.3 MW turbines that began commercial operation in May 2000. [1] This was the first commercial wind farm constructed in Pennsylvania. [ 2 ]
The Bear Creek Wind Power Project is a wind farm located in Bear Creek Township near Wilkes-Barre in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA, with twelve Gamesa 2.0 MW wind turbines that began commercial operation in March 2006. [1] The wind farm has a combined total nameplate capacity of 24 MW, producing about 61.4 gigawatt-hours of electricity ...
The Casselman Wind Power Project is a wind farm in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, with 23 GE 1.5 MW Wind Turbines that began commercial operation in 2007. The wind farm has a combined total nameplate capacity of 34.5 megawatts , but actually produces about 90,666 megawatt-hours of electricity annually. [ 1 ]
The Meyersdale Wind Farm is a wind farm located in Meyersdale, Somerset County, Pennsylvania with 20 NEG Micon/Vestas 1.5 MW wind turbines that began commercial operation in December 2003. [1] The wind farm has a combined total nameplate capacity of 30 MW , enough to power about 10,000 homes. [ 1 ]
The South Chestnut Wind Farm is a wind farm located in Fayette County, Pennsylvania with 23 2.0 MW Gamesa G87s that began commercial operation in 2012. [1] The wind farm has a combined total nameplate capacity of 46 MW. [2] The wind farm was developed by Iberdrola (now Avangrid in the US), and power produced by the wind farm is sold to ...