Sandy Ridge Wind Farm

OperatingWind

Ranked #16 of 28 Wind plants in PA#949 of 1444 nationally

50 MW Wind operating in Blair, PA — PJM Interconnection, LLC

EIAGEMWD

50 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2012

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

40.7358, -78.2709

County

Blair, PA

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Status

as of 2y 7m ago

Latest milestoneO&M building expansion approval · 2024-10-10StateCollege.com · 2023-10-12

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Algonquin Power Co	Liberty Power CORP	—
Owner(s)	Algonquin Power Co	Algonquin Power	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

GEM identifies the owner as Algonquin Power

This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.

About

The Sandy Ridge Wind Farm is a 50 MW wind power facility located in Blair County, Pennsylvania. The plant began operating in 2012 and is owned and operated by Algonquin Power Co. It consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The facility is connected to the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and is within the RFC NERC region.

The wind farm utilizes Gamesa G90-2.0 wind turbines, with a rotor diameter of 90 meters and a hub height of 100 meters. In its most recent year of operation, Sandy Ridge Wind Farm generated 116,764 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 26.6%. The plant is ranked as the 16th largest wind farm out of 28 in Pennsylvania, and 938th out of 1424 nationally.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

EIA Plant Profile Wikidata Global Energy Monitor

Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

ISO/RTO

PJM

Market

ISO/RTO Member

NERC Region

RFC

Balancing Authority

Generation

13.7K MWh

Latest Month

116.8K MWh

Annual Generation

26.6%

Capacity Factor

Jan 2022 – Dec 2024

Financial Data

EIA Avg CostEIA Construction Cost AveragesLOW

2013

Construction CostOperating CostPricing & Revenue

$1,895/kW

Est. Construction Cost

Total estimated cost: $94.8M

Technology Average·Based on EIA averages — not plant-specific financial reports

Pricing & Market Data

LOW confidence

Point of Interconnection

Nearest Substation

Eagle Valley Substation · 115 kV

Substation Distance

< 10 km

Coord Source

OSM spatial

Market Position

ISO/RTO Market

PJM

LMP Node

—

Pricing Hub

WESTERN HUB

Node Source

OSM spatial match

Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.

Vail SubstationSubstation

Tyrone North SubstationSubstation

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