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The Mill Run Wind Energy Center is a
wind farm A wind farm or wind park, also called a wind power station or wind power plant, is a group of wind turbines in the same location used Wind power, to produce electricity. Wind farms vary in size from a small number of turbines to several hundre ...
located in
Fayette County, Pennsylvania Fayette County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in southwestern Pennsylvania, adjacent to Maryland and West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 128,804. Its county seat is Uniontown. The county w ...
with ten 1.5 MW Enron Wind TZs that began commercial operation in November 2001.Wind farms in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Wind Working Group, accessed March 3, 2010.
The
wind farm A wind farm or wind park, also called a wind power station or wind power plant, is a group of wind turbines in the same location used Wind power, to produce electricity. Wind farms vary in size from a small number of turbines to several hundre ...
has a combined total
nameplate capacity Nameplate capacity, also known as the rated capacity, nominal capacity, installed capacity, or maximum effect, is the intended full-load sustained output of a facility such as a power station,
of 15 MW, but actually produces about 39,420
megawatt-hours A kilowatt-hour (unit symbol: kW⋅h or kW h; commonly written as kWh) is a unit of energy: one kilowatt of power for one hour. In terms of SI derived units with special names, it equals 3.6 megajoules (MJ). Kilowatt-hours are a common bil ...
of electricity annually.Wind farms in Pennsylvania
PennFuture: Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future, accessed March 3, 2010.
The wind farm was developed by Atlantic Renewable Energy and
Horizon Wind Energy EDP Renewables North America (former names: Zilkha Renewable Energy and Horizon Wind Energy) and its subsidiaries develop, construct, own, and operate wind farms and solar parks throughout North America. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, with 58 w ...
, and constructed and operated by
NextEra Energy Resources NextEra Energy Resources, LLC (NEER) is a wholesale electricity supplier based in Juno Beach, Florida. NEER is a subsidiary of NextEra Energy (), a Fortune 200 company. Prior to 2009, NextEra Energy Resources was known as FPL Energy. NextEra ...
, based in
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.


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Wind power in 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. There are more than 27 Wind farm, wind farms currently installed in the commonwealth of Pen ...


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Mill Run Wind Power Project
Horizon Wind Energy EDP Renewables North America (former names: Zilkha Renewable Energy and Horizon Wind Energy) and its subsidiaries develop, construct, own, and operate wind farms and solar parks throughout North America. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, with 58 w ...
Energy infrastructure completed in 2001 Wind farms in Pennsylvania Buildings and structures in Fayette County, Pennsylvania NextEra Energy {{Pennsylvania-stub