59th largest plant in Pennsylvania · 2458th nationally
Armenia Mountain Wind Farm is a wind power plant in Pennsylvania with a nameplate capacity of 101 MW. It generates roughly 224.0k MWh per year — enough to power about 21,334 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 25% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Armenia Mountain Wind Farm |
|---|---|
| Operator | Allete Clean Energy |
| City | Mainesburg |
| County | Tioga County |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| ZIP | 16932 |
| Coordinates | 41.76190, -76.85530 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 101 MW | Operating | 2009 |
| NERC Region | RFC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Pjm Interconnection, Llc |
Wind farms harvest kinetic energy from moving air using large rotor blades coupled to generators. Like solar, they produce zero emissions but vary with weather. Onshore wind capacity factors typically run 30–45%; offshore can exceed 50%.