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GESI

44 VALLEY ROAD

TAMAQUA, PA

(570)277-6307

LOCUST RIDGE WINDFARM - Located on Rte. 339 in Mahanoy City, PA

Project Facts

• Turbines: 13 Gamesa G87

• Tower Height: 78 Meters (256 feet)

• # of Tower Sections:  4

• Rotor Diameter: 87 meters (285 feet)

• Blade Length:  43.5 meters (143 feet)

• Generator Capacity (ea. machine):  2.0MW

• Cut-In Speed:  About 10 miles per hour

• Cut-Out Speed:  About 50 miles per hour

• Project Generating Capacity: 26MW

• Generated Voltage:  690V

• Interconnection Voltage:  69KV

• Homes Powered:  6,500

• Pollution Reduction -

  • Carbon Dioxide Avoided:  74,000,000 pounds annually

  • Sulfur Dioxide Avoided:  300,000 pounds annually

  • Equivalent to: 5,000,000 trees planted annually

  • Equivalent to: Removing 5,000 cars from the road annually

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