119th largest plant in Pennsylvania · 4332nd nationally
Locust Ridge is a wind power plant in Pennsylvania with a nameplate capacity of 26.0 MW. It generates roughly 54.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 5,194 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 24% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Locust Ridge |
|---|---|
| Operator | Avangrid Power Llc |
| City | Mahanoy City |
| County | Schuylkill County |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| ZIP | 17948 |
| Coordinates | 40.85500, -76.12920 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRWF | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 26.0 MW | Operating | 2007 |
| 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%.