The Somerset Wind Farm is a
wind farm
A wind farm or wind park, also called a wind power station or wind power plant, is a group of wind turbines in the same location used Wind power, to produce electricity. Wind farms vary in size from a small number of turbines to several hundre ...
in
Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Somerset County (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania German: ''Somerset Kaundi'') is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the po ...
with six
GE 1.5 MW Wind Turbine
GE Wind Energy is a branch of GE Renewable Energy, a subsidiary of General Electric. The company manufactures and sells wind turbines to the international market. In 2018, GE was the fourth largest wind turbine manufacturer in the world.
History ...
s that began commercial operation in October 2001. The
wind farm
A wind farm or wind park, also called a wind power station or wind power plant, is a group of wind turbines in the same location used Wind power, to produce electricity. Wind farms vary in size from a small number of turbines to several hundre ...
has a combined total
nameplate capacity of 9 MW, and produces about 25,000 megawatt-hours of electricity annually, which is roughly a 30%
capacity factor. The wind farm was constructed by
NextEra Energy Resources, based in
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
.
The wind farm is just one-half mile () south of the
Pennsylvania Turnpike
The Pennsylvania Turnpike (Penna Turnpike or PA Turnpike) is a toll highway operated by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. A controlled-access highway, it runs for across the state. The turnpike's we ...
, which makes its towers easily visible to turnpike travelers.
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Gallery
Somerset wind farm all portrait cloudy.jpg, Somerset Wind Farm
Somerset wind farm worms eye.jpg, Northernmost wind turbine
Somerset Wind Farm (3).jpg, Another view
Somerset Wind Farm (2).jpg
Somerset Wind Farm (1).jpg
Somerset_Wind_Farm,_behind_warehouse_in_Pennsylvania.jpg
Somerset Wind Farm 845484106.jpg
Turbines At Sunrise.jpg, Wind Turbines Somerset 1
Turbines at sunrise 2.jpg
Turbine at Sunrise.jpg, Somerset Wind Farm
See also
* Wind power in Pennsylvania
References
External links
Wind Powering America on DoE website
Energy infrastructure completed in 2001
Buildings and structures in Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Wind farms in Pennsylvania
NextEra Energy
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