Wind farms in PennsylvaniaThere is no perfect form of electricity production, but wind energy comes close. It causes no air pollution, no water pollution, and produces no hazardous waste. Wind farms make no contribution to global warming.
Pennsylvania has some of the best wind energy resources east of the Mississippi.
We have the real potential to develop over 4,000 megawatts (MW) of wind energy within the next 10 years — enough to power more than one million homes.
Where do we stand now?
The 24 wind projects currently operating in Pennsylvania have an installed capacity of 1,334.5 MW and generate about 3,507,066 megawatt-hours (MWh) of clean electricity each year. That's enough to power nearly 389,674 homes.
If we install our full potential of 4,000 MW of wind energy, we will be able to produce enough clean power to meet the annual electricity needs of 1,168,000 homes.
Revisit this page often to see how fast wind is growing.
Click the dots on this map to get to more information, listed below the map, about each farm.
Farm name
Owner
Operator
|
Location
|
Turbine
count
|
Turbine capacity
megawatts (MW)
|
Farm capacity
|
Production
potential
Megawatt-hours (MWh)
|
Online
|
| |
| Green Mountain Wind Energy Center |
| NextEra |
Garrett
Somerset County |
8 |
1.3 MW |
10.4 MW |
27,331 MWh |
05/01/2000 |
| Somerset |
| NextEra |
Somerset
Somerset County |
6 |
1.5 MW |
9.0 MW |
23,652 MWh |
10/01/2001 |
| Mill Run |
| NextEra |
Springfield Township,
Stewart Township
Fayette County |
10 |
1.5 MW |
15.0 MW |
39,420 MWh |
10/01/2001 |
| Waymart |
| NextEra |
Canaan Township,
Clinton Township
Wayne County |
43 |
1.5 MW |
64.5 MW |
169,506 MWh |
10/01/2003 |
| Meyersdale |
| NextEra |
Meyersdale
(Summit Township)
Somerset County |
20 |
1.5 MW |
30.0 MW |
78,840 MWh |
12/01/2003 |
| Bear Creek, Phase I |
| Community Energy |
Bald Mountain,
Bear Creek Township
Luzerne County |
12 |
2.0 MW |
24.0 MW |
63,072 MWh |
01/01/2006 |
| Locust Ridge I |
| Iberdrola |
Mahanoy Township,
East Union Township
Schuylkill County |
13 |
2.0 MW |
26.0 MW |
68,328 MWh |
12/01/2006 |
| Allegheny Ridge |
Infigen Energy
Babcock and Brown |
Blair County
Cambria County |
40 |
2.0 MW |
80.0 MW |
210,240 MWh |
06/01/2007 |
| Casselman |
| Iberdrola |
Summit Township
Somerset County |
23 |
1.5 MW |
34.5 MW |
90,666 MWh |
12/01/2007 |
| Forward |
| Edison Mission Group |
Hooversville,
Shade Township
Somerset County |
14 |
2.1 MW |
29.4 MW |
77,263 MWh |
04/01/2008 |
| Lookout |
| Edison Mission Group |
Brothersvalley & Northampton Twp.,
Somerset County |
18 |
2.1 MW |
37.8 MW |
99,338 MWh |
10/01/2008 |
| Locust Ridge II |
| Iberdrola Renewables |
Conyngham Twp.,
Columbia County
Schuylkill County |
51 |
2.0 MW |
102.0 MW |
268,056 MWh |
11/01/2009 |
| Highland |
| EverPower Renewables |
Adams Township,
Cambria County |
25 |
2.5 MW |
62.5 MW |
164,250 MWh |
06/01/2009 |
| North Allegheny |
| Duke Energy Corporation |
Blair County
Cambria County |
35 |
2.0 MW |
70 MW |
183,960 MWh |
09/01/2009 |
| Armenia Mountain |
| AES |
Bradford County,
Tioga County |
67 |
1.5 MW |
100.5 MW |
264,114 MWh |
11/01/2009 |
| Stoney Creek |
| E.On Climate and Renewables |
Somerset County |
35 |
1.5 MW |
52.5 MW |
137,970 MWh |
11/01/2009 |
| Chestnut Flats |
| enXco |
Altoona Township
Blair County |
18 |
2.0 MW |
38 MW |
99,864 MWh |
06/01/2011 |
| South Chestnut |
| Iberdrola |
Fayette County |
23 |
2.0 MW |
46 MW |
120,888 MWh |
11/01/2011 |
| Highland North |
| EverPower Renewables |
Cambria County |
30 |
2.5 MW |
75 MW |
197,100 MWh |
02/01/2012 |
| Sandy Ridge |
| Algonquin Power |
Centre County |
25 |
2.0 MW |
50 MW |
131,400 MWh |
03/01/2012 |
| Twin Ridges |
| EverPower Renewables |
Somerset County |
68 |
2.5 MW |
139.4 MW |
366,343 MWh |
09/01/2012 |
| Laurel Hills |
| Duke Energy Corporation |
Jackson and McIntyre Townships,
Lycoming County |
30 |
2.3 MW |
69.0 MW |
181,332 MWh |
09/01/2012 |
| Patton |
| EverPower Renewables |
Cambria County |
15 |
2.0 MW |
30.0 MW |
78,840 MWh |
11/01/2012 |
| Mehoopany |
| BP Wind Energy |
Wyoming County |
88 |
1.6 MW |
140.8 MW |
370,022 MWh |
12/01/2012 |
| Totals |
717 |
|
1,334.5 MW |
3,207,066 MWh
enough for about 389,674 homes |
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