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  • As of 2017, Pennsylvania was home to 25 utility scale wind farms, all located in the southwest-central or northeastern areas of the state. The smallest wind farm, consisting of two turbines, is an exception, as it is located in southeast PA at Turkey Point in Lancaster County. The Mehoopany Wind Farm in Wyoming County is Pennsylvania's largest wind farm, with 88 wind turbines. Constructed in 2016, the Ringer Hill Wind Farm in Somerset County is the state's newest wind farm. Somerset County was also home to the state's first commercial wind farm, the Green Mountain Wind Energy Center, which was completed in 2000 (it was deactivated in 2015). Somerset County is currently home to the most active wind farms (8) and the most wind turbines (198). Learn more about the state's wind farms in the table below or explore our .pdf document for additional details and sources. Note: Megawatt is abbreviated MW in the table


    Active Wind Farms
     Wind Farm  County  Number of Turbines Turbine Capacity (MW)  Farm Capacity (MW)
     Somerset Somerset  6  1.5  9.0 
    Mill Run  Fayette  10  1.5  15.0 
    Waymart  Wayne  43  1.5  64.5
     Meyersdale Somerset 20 1.5  30.0
    Bear Creek  Luzerne  12  2.0  24.0 
    Locust Ridge I  Schuykill  13  2.0  26.0 
    Allegheny Ridge  Cambria, Blair  40  2.0  80.0 
    Casselman  Somerset  23  1.5  34.5 
    Forward  Somerset  14  2.1  29.4 
    Lookout  Somerset  18 2.1  37.8 
    Locust Ridge II  Columbia, Schuykill  51  2.0  102.0 
    Highland  Cambria  25  2.5  62.5 
    North Allegheny  Cambria, Blair  35  2.0  70 
    Armenia Mountain  Tioga, Bradford  67  1.5  100.5 
     Stony Creek Somerset  35  1.5  52.5 
    Chestnut Flats  Blair  19  2.0  38 
    South Chestnut  Fayette  23  2.0  46 
    Turkey Point Wind Project (Frey Farm Wind) Lancaster  2 1.6  3.2 
    Highland North  Cambria  30  2.5  75 
    Sandy Ridge   Blair, Centre 25  2.0  50 
    Twin Ridges  Somerset  68  2.05  139.4 
    Laurel Hill  Lycoming  30  2.3  69.0 
    Patton  Cambria  15  2.0  30 
    Mehoopany  Wyoming  88  1.6  140.8 
    Ringer Hill  Somerset  14  2.85  39.9 
    Total    726    1369 

     Wind Farms Under Construction
     Wind Farm  County  Number of Turbines Turbine Capacity (MW)  Farm Capacity (MW)
    Big Level* Potter 25 3.6 90

    *According to October 2018 TransAlta Renewables press release and video.  


    Deactivated Wind Farms
     Wind Farm  County  Number of Turbines Turbine Capacity (MW)  Farm Capacity (MW)
    Green Mountain Wind Energy Center* Somerset (8) removed (1.3)  (10.4)  deactivated

    *The Green Mountain Wind Energy Center was deactivated 2015 and removed 2016, according to the Johnstown Tribune-Democrat. Data for this wind farm is not included in the active wind farm totals.

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