The Casselman Wind Power Project is a

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with 23

GE 1.5 MW Wind Turbine GE Wind Energy is a branch of GE Renewable Energy, a subsidiary of General Electric. The company manufactures and sells wind turbines to the international market. In 2018, GE was the fourth largest wind turbine manufacturer in the world. History ...

s that began commercial operation in 2007. The

has a combined total nameplate capacity of 34.5

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s, but actually produces about 90,666

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of electricity annually.Wind farms in Pennsylvania
PennFuture: Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future, accessed March 7, 2010. The wind farm was developed by PPM Energy and constructed by Iberdrola, based in

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.Casselman Wind Power Project
Iberdrola, accessed March 7, 2010. Power produced at the wind farm is distributed by

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.New wind farm now online
Industrial Wind Action Group, February 2, 2008. Accessed March 7, 2010.
accessed March 7, 2010. Eight of the project's 23

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s sit atop a rehabilitated

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. In addition, the former mining site also hosts the wind farm's operation center, collector transformer and interconnection facility.Casselman Wind Power Project fact sheet
Iberdrola, accessed March 7, 2010.

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Casselman Wind Power Project

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GE Wind 1.5 MW Series Wind Turbine
Energy infrastructure completed in 2007 Buildings and structures in Somerset County, Pennsylvania Wind farms in Pennsylvania {{Pennsylvania-stub

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