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{{Short description|Renewable energy generator in Pennsylvania, United States}}
The '''Somerset Wind Farm''' is a [[wind farm]] in [[Somerset County, Pennsylvania]] with six [[GE 1.5 MW wind turbine|GE 1.5 MW Wind Turbine]]s that began commercial operation in October 2001. The [[wind farm]] has a combined total [[Intermittent power source#Terminology|nameplate capacity]] of 9 MW, and produces about 25,000 megawatt-hours of electricity annually, which is roughly a 30% [[capacity factor]].<ref>[http://www.exeloncorp.com/ourcompanies/powergen/fossil/renewables/somerset_wind_farm.htm Exelon | Somerset Wind Farm<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070405141130/http://www.exeloncorp.com/ourcompanies/powergen/fossil/renewables/somerset_wind_farm.htm |date=2007-04-05 }}</ref> The wind farm was constructed by [[NextEra Energy Resources]], based in [[Florida]].<ref>[http://www.pawindenergynow.org/pa/farms.html Wind Farms in Pennsylvania] Pennsylvania Wind Working Group, accessed March 1, 2010.</ref>

The wind farm is just one-half mile ({{convert|.5|mi|disp=output only}}) south of the [[Pennsylvania Turnpike]], which makes its {{convert|215|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}}<ref>[http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/article.php?id=453 Penn Announces Largest U.S. Wind-Energy Purchase] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091129100548/http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/article.php?id=453 |date=2009-11-29 }}</ref> towers easily visible to turnpike travelers.<ref>[http://www.horizonwind.com/projects/whatwevedone/somerset.aspx Welcome to Horizon Wind Energy<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070218035507/http://www.horizonwind.com/projects/whatwevedone/somerset.aspx |date=2007-02-18 }}</ref>

== Gallery ==
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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
</gallery>

== See also ==
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*[[Wind power in Pennsylvania]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/windpoweringamerica/index.asp Wind Powering America on DoE website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090714032335/http://www.gepower.com/prod_serv/products/wind_turbines/en/15mw/index.htm GE Wind 1.5 MW Series Wind Turbine]

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[[Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 2001]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Somerset County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Wind farms in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:NextEra Energy]]


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