99th largest plant in Pennsylvania · 3575th nationally
Sandy Ridge Wind Farm is a wind power plant in Pennsylvania with a nameplate capacity of 50.0 MW. It generates roughly 114.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 10,904 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 26% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Sandy Ridge Wind Farm |
|---|---|
| Operator | Algonquin Power Co |
| City | Tyrone |
| County | Blair County |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| ZIP | 16686 |
| Coordinates | 40.72921, -78.28735 |
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 | 50.0 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| 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%.