Maple Ridge Wind Farm

Maple Ridge Wind Farm is the largest wind farm in the state of New York in the United States. Located on Tug Hill in Lewis County, the facility has 195 wind turbines.[1] At full operation, the turbines can produce a maximum of 321.75 megawatts (MW) of electricity.[2]

Maple Ridge Wind Farm
Country
  • United States
LocationLewis County, New York
Coordinates43°47′07″N 75°34′31″W
StatusOperational
Construction began2005
Commission dateJune 2006
Owner(s)Avangrid Renewables,
EDP Renewables North America
Wind farm
TypeOnshore
Power generation
Units operational195 turbines
Make and modelVestas V82-1.65 MW
Nameplate capacity321.75 MW
Capacity factor26.6% (average 2007-2018)
Annual net output749 GW·h
External links
Websitemapleridgewindfarm.co
A few of the 195 Vestas V82 1.65 MW wind turbines; the height at the tip of the blade reaches 390 feet (120 m)390 feet (120 m)
Turbines of the farm, taken in 2007
Closeup of a tower base section

Description

Maple Ridge Wind Farm, which achieved full operation in 2006, is a facility with 195 Vestas model V82 1.65 MW wind turbines. The Danish model machines were shipped in parts by sea to the United States,[1][3] and via the St. Lawrence Seaway to Lake Ontario, where they were unloaded at the Oswego Port Authority. They were transported by numerous trucks to the area of the farm near Lowville, New York.

Each turbine tower is 260 feet (79 m) tall. Each turbine has blades 130 feet (40 m) long, which added to the hub diameter gives a rotor diameter of 270 feet (82 m). Collectively, the turbines can produce a maximum of nearly 322 MW.[2]

Maple Ridge Wind Farm became fully operational in June 2006.[4]

The wind farm is located on Tug Hill in Lewis County, New York. The site was chosen because it lies at an elevation of 1,600–1,800 feet (490–550 m); strong winds are part of the area's lake-effect weather patterns generated by nearby Lake Ontario.

Maple Ridge Wind Farm was named in honor of Lewis County's maple syrup production, for which it ranks as the top county in New York.[2] The company generally leased a total of 21,000 acres of land for its facility, in an area used primarily as pasture and for the cultivation of feed-crops. NPR reported mixed reactions among the neighbors to the wind farm operations.[5][6]

Electricity production
Maple Ridge Wind Electricity Generation (MW·h)[7]
YearTotal Annual MW·h
2005 2,550
2006 543,936
2007 707,797
2008 751,386
2009 718,696
2010 701,519
2011 750,174
2012 723,940
2013 751,393
2014 813,135
2015 783,219
2016 764,322
2017 786,732
2018 739,631
Average (years 2007-2018) --->749,329

See also

References
  1. "Major US order for Vestas Wind Systems". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark). 2005-04-07. Archived from the original on October 17, 2006. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
  2. "Maple Ridge Wind Project". Iberdrola Renewables. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  3. "Maple Ridge Wind Farm". Horizon Wind Energy. Archived from the original on 2008-09-12. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
  4. "Maple Ridge Wind Farm Completes First Year of Study". Iberdrola Renewables. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  5. David Baron. "Wind Farm Buffets Family, Town Relations". NPR. Retrieved 2008-04-09.
  6. "Wind Tour". New York State Assembly. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
  7. "Maple Ridge, Annual". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
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