Waymart Wind Farm is the second largest wind farm in Pennsylvania, United States.[1] It consists of 43 GE 1.5 MW wind turbines, with a total net capacity of 64.5 MW,[2] "which is enough renewable energy to power more than 21,000 Pennsylvania homes."[3] The project is located in Wayne County, Pennsylvania.[4] The wind farm was developed by Atlantic Renewable Energy and constructed by NextEra Energy Resources.[5] In January 2018 the project was sold to Huntsman Wind LLC. [6] Energy from the wind farm is sold to Exelon for distribution in the Mid-Atlantic region.[7]

References

  1. "Pennsylvania Wind Energy Development". Wind Project Data Base. American Wind Energy Association. Archived from the original on 2005-04-04. Retrieved 2005-05-16.
  2. "Waymart Wind Farm". Safeway Wind Energy. Retrieved 2006-05-16.
  3. "Take a Tour of the Wind Farms in Pennsylvania. Retrieved August 10, 2016".
  4. "Waymart Wind Energy Center". Orion Energy. Retrieved 2006-05-16.
  5. Wind Farms in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Wind Working Group, accessed March 1, 2010.
  6. Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners (18 January 2018). "Quinbrook Acquires 223 MW Wind Power Portfolio". www.prnewswire.com. PRNewswire. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  7. Pennsylvania profile Natural Resource Defense Council, assessed March 1, 2010.

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