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{{short description|Electricity from wind in one U.S. state}}
{{short description|Electricity from wind in one U.S. state}}
[[File:Somerset wind farm all portrait cloudy.jpg|thumb|220px|Turbines at the [[Somerset Wind Farm]] in [[Somerset County, Pennsylvania]].]]
[[File:Somerset wind farm all portrait cloudy.jpg|thumb|220px|Turbines at the [[Somerset Wind Farm]] in [[Somerset County, Pennsylvania]].]]
'''Wind Power in Pennsylvania''', one of the major source of [[renewable energy]], it accounts for over one third of the [[renewable energy]] production of [[Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pennsylvania - State Energy Profile Analysis - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)|url=https://www.eia.gov/state/analysis.php?sid=PA|access-date=2021-10-05|website=www.eia.gov}}</ref> There are more than 27 [[Wind farm|wind farms]] currently installed in the commonwealth of [[Pennsylvania]]. These 27 farms on average could provide power for nearly 350,000 homes or 1,300 megawatts of energy.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Wind Power|url=https://www.dep.pa.gov:443/Business/Energy/Wind/Pages/default.aspx|access-date=2021-09-21|website=Department of Environmental Protection|language=en-US}}</ref> A majority of these wind farms are located in the southwest-central and northeastern regions of the state.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Pennsylvania Wind Farms {{!}} Saint Francis University|url=https://www.francis.edu/Pennsylvania-Wind-Farms|access-date=2021-09-21|website=www.francis.edu}}</ref> Pennsylvania is an East Coast leader in wind energy due to its natural wind resources and governmental incentives brought on by the state. There is a lot of potential for growth within the wind power industry in Pennsylvania and the Northeast. Pennsylvania is close to several offshore sites along the coast of the [[Atlantic Ocean]].
In the U.S. state of [[Pennsylvania]], '''wind power''' is one of the primary sources of [[renewable energy]], and accounts for over one third of the state's renewable energy production.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pennsylvania - State Energy Profile Analysis - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)|url=https://www.eia.gov/state/analysis.php?sid=PA|access-date=2021-10-05|website=www.eia.gov}}</ref> There are more than 27 [[Wind farm|wind farms]] currently operating in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Theoretically, the [[Energy development|energetic development]] of these wind farms could provide power for nearly 350,000 homes, or 1,300 megawatts.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Wind Power|url=https://www.dep.pa.gov:443/Business/Energy/Wind/Pages/default.aspx|access-date=2021-09-21|website=Department of Environmental Protection|language=en-US}}</ref> A majority of the farms are located in the southwest-central and northeastern regions of the state.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Pennsylvania Wind Farms {{!}} Saint Francis University|url=https://www.francis.edu/Pennsylvania-Wind-Farms|access-date=2021-09-21|website=www.francis.edu}}</ref> Pennsylvania is an East Coast leader in wind energy due to its natural wind resources and governmental incentives brought on by the state. There is a lot of potential for growth within the wind power industry in Pennsylvania and the Northeast. Despite being one of the few landlocked states in the [[Mid-Atlantic (United States)|Mid-Atlantic]] region, Pennsylvania is close to several offshore sites along the coast of the [[Atlantic Ocean]].


Wind power is also environmentally friendly. In a comparison done with [[Coal-fired power station|coal power]], studies found that wind power resulted in a saving of 93,000 tons of net [[Carbon dioxide|CO2]] impact. Also wind power is efficient to create and sustain because it creates 31 times more [[energy]] than it requires during the manufacturing process and over its 20 year lifetime.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wind Energy in Pennsylvania|url=https://extension.psu.edu/wind-energy-in-pennsylvania|access-date=2021-09-21|website=Penn State Extension|language=en}}</ref>
Wind power is also environmentally friendly. Wind power is efficient to create and sustain because it creates 31 times more [[energy]] than it requires during the manufacturing process and over its 20 year lifetime.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wind Energy in Pennsylvania|url=https://extension.psu.edu/wind-energy-in-pennsylvania|access-date=2021-09-21|website=Penn State Extension|language=en}}</ref>


If all wind energy potential in Pennsylvania was developed with utility-scale [[wind turbine]]s, the power produced each year would be enough to supply 6.4% of the state's current [[electricity]] consumption.<ref name="awea_factsheet">State wind energy fact sheet - Pennsylvania, American Wind Energy Association, Dec. 2011</ref> In 2016 the state had 1369 megawatts (MW) of [[wind power]]ed electricity [[Nameplate capacity|generating capacity]], responsible for 1.6% of in-state electricity production.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pennsylvania Wind Energy|url=http://awea.files.cms-plus.com/FileDownloads/pdfs/Pennsylvania.pdf|website=U.S. Wind Energy State Facts|publisher=American Wind Energy Association|access-date=27 December 2017}}</ref> This increased to 1459 MW in 2019.<ref>[https://windexchange.energy.gov/states/pa Wind Energy in Pennsylvania]</ref>
If all wind energy potential in Pennsylvania were developed with utility-scale [[wind turbine]]s, the power produced each year would be enough to supply 6.4% of the state's current [[electricity]] consumption.<ref name="awea_factsheet">State wind energy fact sheet - Pennsylvania, American Wind Energy Association, Dec. 2011</ref> In 2016, the state had 1369 megawatts (MW) of [[wind power]]ed electricity [[Nameplate capacity|generating capacity]], responsible for 1.6% of in-state electricity production.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pennsylvania Wind Energy|url=http://awea.files.cms-plus.com/FileDownloads/pdfs/Pennsylvania.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118222431/http://awea.files.cms-plus.com/FileDownloads/pdfs/Pennsylvania.pdf|website=U.S. Wind Energy State Facts|publisher=American Wind Energy Association |archive-date=18 January 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> This increased to 1459 MW in 2020.<ref>[https://windexchange.energy.gov/states/pa Wind Energy in Pennsylvania]</ref>


==History==
==History==
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[[File:HighlandNorth.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Turbines at the Highland North Wind Farm in Cambria County, PA.]]
[[File:HighlandNorth.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Turbines at the Highland North Wind Farm in Cambria County, PA.]]


In 2000, state's first commercial wind farm, the [[Green Mountain Wind Energy Center]], was completed in [[Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Somerset County]], but deactivated in 2015. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Pennsylvania Wind Farms {{!}} Saint Francis University|url=https://www.francis.edu/Pennsylvania-Wind-Farms|access-date=2021-10-03|website=www.francis.edu}}</ref>
In 2000, Pennsylvania's first commercial wind farm, the [[Green Mountain Wind Energy Center]], was completed in [[Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Somerset County]], but deactivated in 2015. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Pennsylvania Wind Farms {{!}} Saint Francis University|url=https://www.francis.edu/Pennsylvania-Wind-Farms|access-date=2021-10-03|website=www.francis.edu}}</ref>


In 2006, Pennsylvania's [[Pennsylvania General Assembly|legislature]] ruled that wind turbines and related equipment may not be included in [[Property tax|property-tax]] assessments. Instead, the sites of wind facilities are assessed for their [[Real estate appraisal|income-capitalization]] value.  <ref>{{Cite web|title=Property:Incentive/Summary {{!}} Open Energy Information|url=https://openei.org/w/index.php?title=Property:Incentive/Summary&from=Property+Tax+Assessment+for+Commercial+Wind+Farms+(Pennsylvania)|access-date=2021-10-03|website=openei.org}}</ref>
In 2006, the state [[Pennsylvania General Assembly|legislature]] ruled that wind turbines and related equipment may not be included in [[Property tax|property-tax]] assessments. Instead, the sites of wind facilities are assessed for their [[Real estate appraisal|income-capitalization]] value.  <ref>{{Cite web|title=Property:Incentive/Summary {{!}} Open Energy Information|url=https://openei.org/w/index.php?title=Property:Incentive/Summary&from=Property+Tax+Assessment+for+Commercial+Wind+Farms+(Pennsylvania)|access-date=2021-10-03|website=openei.org}}</ref>


In 2007, [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery County]] became the first wind-powered [[County (United States)|county]] in the nation, with a two-year commitment to buy 100 percent of its electricity from a combination of wind energy and [[renewable energy]] credits derived from wind energy. <ref>{{Cite web|last=Corcoran|first=John|date=20 March 2019|title=Montgomery County Announces 100% Wind Power Purchase & Commitment To Sustainable Operations|url=https://www.montcopa.org/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/4830|url-status=live|access-date=28 September 2021}}</ref>
In 2007, [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery County]] became the first wind-powered [[County (United States)|county]] in the nation, with a two-year commitment to buy 100 percent of its electricity from a combination of wind energy and renewable energy credits derived from wind energy. <ref>{{Cite web|last=Corcoran|first=John|date=20 March 2019|title=Montgomery County Announces 100% Wind Power Purchase & Commitment To Sustainable Operations|url=https://www.montcopa.org/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/4830|access-date=28 September 2021}}</ref>

Within 15 years, Pennsylvania will require 18 percent of electricity to come from renewable energy sources such as wind energy. The [[Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission]] is currently developing regulations to implement this policy.


Voluntary agreements with wind energy companies in Pennsylvania have been signed by The Pennsylvania Game Commission to avoid, minimize, and potentially mitigate any adverse impacts the development and production of wind energy may have on the state's wildlife resources. <ref name=":12">{{Cite web|title=Wind Power|url=https://www.dep.pa.gov:443/Business/Energy/Wind/Pages/default.aspx|access-date=2021-09-21|website=Department of Environmental Protection|language=en-US}}</ref>
Voluntary agreements with wind energy companies in Pennsylvania have been signed by The Pennsylvania Game Commission to avoid, minimize, and potentially mitigate any adverse impacts the development and production of wind energy may have on the state's wildlife resources. <ref name=":12">{{Cite web|title=Wind Power|url=https://www.dep.pa.gov:443/Business/Energy/Wind/Pages/default.aspx|access-date=2021-09-21|website=Department of Environmental Protection|language=en-US}}</ref>
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Many smaller wind farms in Pennsylvania are operated by [[NextEra Energy Resources]], based in [[Florida]]. <ref name=":32">{{Cite web|title=Info for Pennsylvanians: PA Wind Farms|url=http://www.pawindenergynow.org/pa/farms.html|access-date=2021-09-21|website=www.pawindenergynow.org}}</ref>
Many smaller wind farms in Pennsylvania are operated by [[NextEra Energy Resources]], based in [[Florida]]. <ref name=":32">{{Cite web|title=Info for Pennsylvanians: PA Wind Farms|url=http://www.pawindenergynow.org/pa/farms.html|access-date=2021-09-21|website=www.pawindenergynow.org}}</ref>


== Wind Farms<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pennsylvania Wind Farms {{!}} Saint Francis University|url=https://www.francis.edu/Pennsylvania-Wind-Farms|access-date=2021-09-21|website=www.francis.edu}}</ref> ==
==Wind Farms==
[[File:PattonWindFarm.jpg|thumb|alt=Two turbine of Patton Wind Farm, one of which is so close that only the lower tower is visible in the foreground.|Patton Wind Farm]]
{{See also|List of power stations in Pennsylvania#Wind}}
See also: [[List of power stations in Pennsylvania#Wind|List of power stations in Pennsylvania § Wind]]
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|'''Wind Farm'''
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|[[Somerset Wind Farm|Somerset]]
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==Installed capacity and wind resources==
==Installed capacity and wind resources==
In recent years, there have been advancements in both on and offshore wind power in Pennsylvania. At least 1300 MW of wind power is currently{{when|date=July 2022}} installed at the 27 wind farms in Pennsylvania.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wind Power|url=https://www.dep.pa.gov:443/Business/Energy/Wind/Pages/default.aspx|access-date=2021-10-05|website=Department of Environmental Protection|language=en-US}}</ref> According to the U.S. energy information administration, 1 MW of wind power can power about 650 average American homes.<ref>{{Cite web|title=How much wind energy does it take to power an average home?|url=https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/how-much-wind-energy-does-it-take-power-average-home?qt-news_science_products=0#qt-news_science_products|access-date=2021-10-05|website=www.usgs.gov|language=en}}</ref>
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|+'''Pennsylvania Wind Generation Capacity by Year'''
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bar:2011 from:start till:789 text:789
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|-
| Megawatts of Wind Capacity <ref name="wpa1">{{cite web
|title=Wind Powering America: Installed U.S. Wind Capacity and Wind Project Locations
|url=http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/wind_installed_capacity.asp
|publisher=U.S. Department of Energy
|date=19 January 2012
|access-date=19 January 2012
}}</ref><ref name="2011_Q4AWEA">{{cite web
|title=AWEA 4th quarter 2011 Public Market Report
|url=http://www.awea.org/learnabout/publications/reports/upload/4Q-2011-AWEA-Public-Market-Report-2.pdf
|publisher=[[American Wind Energy Association]](AWEA)
|date=January 2012
|access-date=3 February 2012
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|title=WINDExchange: Installed Wind Capacity
|url=http://apps2.eere.energy.gov/wind/windexchange/wind_installed_capacity.asp
|publisher=U.S. Department of Energy
|date=29 December 2016
|access-date=29 December 2016
}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web
|title=WINDExchange: U.S. Installed and Potential Wind Power Capacity and Generation
|url=https://windexchange.energy.gov/maps-data/321
|publisher=U.S. Department of Energy
|date=3 March 2019
|access-date=3 March 2019
}}</ref>
|}


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The graph at left shows the end of year wind generation capacity growth from 1999 through 2019.

In a 2010 report, the [[National Renewable Energy Laboratory]] stated that Pennsylvania had potential to install up to about 3,300 MW of onshore wind power [[nameplate capacity]] at 80m, which would generate enough clean [[Electricity|power]] annually to meet the energy needs of 1,168,000 homes, or 7,200 MW at 100m, capable of generating 21,200 GWh/year.<ref name="US_wind_spreadsheet">{{Cite web
|format=XLS
|url=http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=2542
|title=Estimates of Windy Land Area and Wind Energy Potential by State for Areas >= 30% Capacity Factor at 80m
|publisher=[[National Renewable Energy Laboratory]]
|access-date=2010-03-29
|date=2010-02-04
}}</ref><ref name="PA wind">{{Cite web
|url=http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/astate_template.asp?stateab=pa
|title=Pennsylvania Wind Activities
|publisher=[[National Renewable Energy Laboratory]]
|access-date=2010-03-29
|date=2010-02-19
}}</ref>
[[File:Screen Shot 2021-09-20 at 6.17.28 PM.png|thumb|Net Generation Wind Pennsylvania, All Sectors 2005-2020]]
Despite the state's limited shoreline, on [[Lake Erie]], Pennsylvania has the potential to install up to 5,670 MW of offshore wind turbines in an area of {{convert|1,135|sqkm}}, capable of generating 23,571 GWh/year.<ref>[http://www.nrel.gov/gis/re_potential.html Renewable Energy Technical Potential]</ref> Offshore wind turbines tend to have a higher [[capacity factor]] than onshore wind turbines
[[File:Pennsylvania Wind Resource Map 80m wind map.PNG|thumb|Pennsylvania 80-Meter Wind Map]]
Source: <ref name=":0" />













[[Offshore wind power]] has been proposed on the state's limited shoreline on [[Lake Erie]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=ERIE WIND|url=https://cleanair.org/clean-energy/erie-wind/|access-date=2021-09-28|website=cleanair.org}}</ref>[[File:Pennsylvania Wind Resource Map 80m wind map.PNG|thumb|Pennsylvania 80-Meter Wind Map]]


==Wind generation==
==Wind generation==
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| 2019 || 3,252 || 346 || 297 || 339 || 329 || 230 || 243 || 169 || 176 || 193 || 287 || 278 || style="background-color: #9dd;"| 365
| 2019 || 3,252 || 346 || 297 || 339 || 329 || 230 || 243 || 169 || 176 || 193 || 287 || 278 || style="background-color: #9dd;"| 365
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| 2020 || 3,874 || 358 || 369 || 380 || 371 || 326 || 269 || 201 || 222 || 250 || 332 || style="background-color: #9dd;"| 421 || 375
| 2020 || 3,748 || 387 || 331 || 381 || 374 || 341 || 203 || 151 || 180 || 213 || 306 || 437 || style="background-color: #9dd;"| 444
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| 2021 || 3,536 || 319 || 319 || style="background-color: #9dd;"| 403 || 340 || 272 || 227 || 184 || 184 || 265 || 287 || 341 || 395
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| 2022 || 3,767 || 363 || 373 || style="background-color: #9dd;"| 400 || 369 || 310 || 247 || 209 || 182 || 235 || 315 || 400 || 364
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| 2021 || 1,917 || 321 || 327 || style="background-color: #9dd;"| 402 || 352 || 282 || 233 || || || || || ||
| 2023 || 1,111 || 328 || style="background-color: #9dd;"| 394 || 389 || || || || || || || || ||
|}
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{{Portal|Wind power|Renewable energy|Energy|United States|Pennsylvania}}
*[[Solar power in Pennsylvania]]
*[[Solar power in Pennsylvania]]
*[[Renewable energy law in Pennsylvania]]
*[[Wind power in the United States]]
*[[Wind power in the United States]]
*[[Renewable energy in the United States]]
*[[Renewable energy in the United States]]

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Turbines at the Somerset Wind Farm in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.

In the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, wind power is one of the primary sources of renewable energy, and accounts for over one third of the state's renewable energy production.[1] There are more than 27 wind farms currently operating in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Theoretically, the energetic development of these wind farms could provide power for nearly 350,000 homes, or 1,300 megawatts.[2] A majority of the farms are located in the southwest-central and northeastern regions of the state.[3] Pennsylvania is an East Coast leader in wind energy due to its natural wind resources and governmental incentives brought on by the state. There is a lot of potential for growth within the wind power industry in Pennsylvania and the Northeast. Despite being one of the few landlocked states in the Mid-Atlantic region, Pennsylvania is close to several offshore sites along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.

Wind power is also environmentally friendly. Wind power is efficient to create and sustain because it creates 31 times more energy than it requires during the manufacturing process and over its 20 year lifetime.[4]

If all wind energy potential in Pennsylvania were developed with utility-scale wind turbines, the power produced each year would be enough to supply 6.4% of the state's current electricity consumption.[5] In 2016, the state had 1369 megawatts (MW) of wind powered electricity generating capacity, responsible for 1.6% of in-state electricity production.[6] This increased to 1459 MW in 2020.[7]

History

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Several Southwestern Pennsylvania wind farms: Casselman (foreground), Meyersdale (near background), Twin Ridges (far background), and Lookout (near background towards end of video).
Turbines at the Highland North Wind Farm in Cambria County, PA.

In 2000, Pennsylvania's first commercial wind farm, the Green Mountain Wind Energy Center, was completed in Somerset County, but deactivated in 2015. [8]

In 2006, the state legislature ruled that wind turbines and related equipment may not be included in property-tax assessments. Instead, the sites of wind facilities are assessed for their income-capitalization value.  [9]

In 2007, Montgomery County became the first wind-powered county in the nation, with a two-year commitment to buy 100 percent of its electricity from a combination of wind energy and renewable energy credits derived from wind energy. [10]

Voluntary agreements with wind energy companies in Pennsylvania have been signed by The Pennsylvania Game Commission to avoid, minimize, and potentially mitigate any adverse impacts the development and production of wind energy may have on the state's wildlife resources. [11]

Many smaller wind farms in Pennsylvania are operated by NextEra Energy Resources, based in Florida. [12]

Wind Farms[13]

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Two turbine of Patton Wind Farm, one of which is so close that only the lower tower is visible in the foreground.
Patton Wind Farm

See also: List of power stations in Pennsylvania § Wind

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 Schuylkill 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, Schuylkill 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
Big Level Potter 25 3.6 90
Total 751   1459

Location map

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Wind power projects in Pennsylvania
  Operating
  Under construction

Installed capacity and wind resources

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In recent years, there have been advancements in both on and offshore wind power in Pennsylvania. At least 1300 MW of wind power is currently[when?] installed at the 27 wind farms in Pennsylvania.[14] According to the U.S. energy information administration, 1 MW of wind power can power about 650 average American homes.[15]

Offshore wind power has been proposed on the state's limited shoreline on Lake Erie.[16]

Pennsylvania 80-Meter Wind Map

Wind generation

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Pennsylvania Wind Generation (GWh, Million kWh)
Year Total Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2001 12 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2002 59 9 5 7 6 5 3 3 2 3 4 7 5
2003 112 7 7 6 7 6 3 4 2 4 8 18 40
2004 307 41 29 31 32 21 16 14 12 17 24 30 40
2005 283 26 27 33 26 19 15 12 11 15 26 37 36
2006 360 37 38 39 31 27 19 19 18 22 37 27 46
2007 470 49 45 51 45 26 30 23 22 26 46 46 61
2008 727 77 60 69 59 65 40 27 30 35 69 87 109
2009 1,076 57 69 53 60 74 43 46 43 92 127 178 234
2010 1,966 224 190 176 151 128 116 77 73 132 186 179 222
2011 1,796 174 212 215 217 114 92 69 90 87 144 195 187
2012 2,129 252 194 207 209 107 150 106 76 120 206 207 294
2013 3,352 356 336 396 363 294 202 121 128 158 240 405 353
2014 3,536 403 332 402 398 227 158 175 161 178 354 397 351
2015 3,353 391 314 416 348 206 230 132 118 156 317 363 361
2016 3,476 412 387 355 274 184 215 155 149 179 338 370 458
2017 3,590 307 327 377 361 322 274 223 183 249 341 317 309
2018 3,566 412 386 292 334 288 219 206 200 221 330 341 337
2019 3,252 346 297 339 329 230 243 169 176 193 287 278 365
2020 3,748 387 331 381 374 341 203 151 180 213 306 437 444
2021 3,536 319 319 403 340 272 227 184 184 265 287 341 395
2022 3,767 363 373 400 369 310 247 209 182 235 315 400 364
2023 1,111 328 394 389

  Teal background indicates the largest wind generation month for the year.

  Green background indicates the largest wind generation month to date.

Source:[17][18][19]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Pennsylvania - State Energy Profile Analysis - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  2. ^ "Wind Power". Department of Environmental Protection. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  3. ^ "Pennsylvania Wind Farms | Saint Francis University". www.francis.edu. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  4. ^ "Wind Energy in Pennsylvania". Penn State Extension. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  5. ^ State wind energy fact sheet - Pennsylvania, American Wind Energy Association, Dec. 2011
  6. ^ "Pennsylvania Wind Energy" (PDF). U.S. Wind Energy State Facts. American Wind Energy Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2016.
  7. ^ Wind Energy in Pennsylvania
  8. ^ "Pennsylvania Wind Farms | Saint Francis University". www.francis.edu. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  9. ^ "Property:Incentive/Summary | Open Energy Information". openei.org. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  10. ^ Corcoran, John (20 March 2019). "Montgomery County Announces 100% Wind Power Purchase & Commitment To Sustainable Operations". Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Wind Power". Department of Environmental Protection. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  12. ^ "Info for Pennsylvanians: PA Wind Farms". www.pawindenergynow.org. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  13. ^ "Pennsylvania Wind Farms | Saint Francis University". www.francis.edu. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  14. ^ "Wind Power". Department of Environmental Protection. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  15. ^ "How much wind energy does it take to power an average home?". www.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  16. ^ "ERIE WIND". cleanair.org. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  17. ^ EIA (July 27, 2012). "Electric Power Monthly Table 1.17.A." United States Department of Energy. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
  18. ^ EIA. "EIA Electricity Data Browser". United States Department of Energy. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
  19. ^ Wind Energy in Pennsylvania
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