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.Exelon | Somerset Wind Farm The wind farm was constructed by NextEra Energy Resources, based in Florida.Wind Farms in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Wind Working Group, accessed March 1, 2010.
The wind farm is just one-half mile () south of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, which makes its Penn Announces Largest U.S. Wind-Energy Purchase towers easily visible to turnpike travelers.Welcome to Horizon Wind Energy
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Wind power in Pennsylvania
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External links Wind Powering America on DoE website GE Wind 1.5 MW Series Wind Turbine