This is the Mill Run Wind Project, recently built near the town of Mill Run in southwestern Pennsylvania. Wind farms like this have started popping up in greater numbers in the Mid-Atlantic, especially in Pennsylvania. In years past, western and Great Plains states garnered the lion's share of wind farms, but today, states east of the Mississippi account for the majority of new wind projects. Brent Alderfer, an electrical engineer and president of Community Energy, a partner in mid-Atlantic wind ventures, says, "In 1999, Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic had no wind energy at all, and we now have more than 100 megawatts coming online." That's enough to power 38,000 homes.
No comments:
Post a Comment