Somerset Wind Farm Explained

The Somerset Wind Farm is a wind farm in Somerset County, Pennsylvania with six GE 1.5 MW Wind Turbines that began commercial operation in October 2001. The wind farm 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.[1] The wind farm was constructed by NextEra Energy Resources, based in Florida.[2]

The wind farm is just one-half mile (0.5miles) south of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, which makes its 215adj=midNaNadj=mid[3] towers easily visible to turnpike travelers.[4]

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  1. http://www.exeloncorp.com/ourcompanies/powergen/fossil/renewables/somerset_wind_farm.htm Exelon | Somerset Wind Farm
  2. http://www.pawindenergynow.org/pa/farms.html Wind Farms in Pennsylvania
  3. http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/article.php?id=453 Penn Announces Largest U.S. Wind-Energy Purchase
  4. http://www.horizonwind.com/projects/whatwevedone/somerset.aspx Welcome to Horizon Wind Energy