2009 Dec 6
BEDFORD — Construction could begin in the spring on the first wind farm in Bedford County, a $100 million facility proposed for the top of the Dunning and Evitts mountain range.
Iberdrola Renewables Inc. of Portland Ore., has filed a construction permit application with the state Department of Environmental Protection and review is under way for the Dunning Mountain wind project.
The application spells out Iberdrola’s plans to build 25 windmills stretching about four miles in parts of Bedford, East St. Clair, King and South Woodbury townships.
It will impact about 550 acres with just less than 100 acres listed as “disturbed,” the company’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit spells out.
Iberdrola spokesman Paul Copleman said the company is working to provide clean energy through the Dunning Mountain project and others.
“We are committed to setting a high standard in the industry for responsibly developing wind power,” he said. “This project will create clean, homegrown power and substantial economic benefits for the area.”
The 400-foot-tall windmills will generate a combined total of 48 megawatts, or the electricity needed to power as many as 14,000 homes. Estimates are one megawatt powers between 255 and 300 homes.
Described as the world’s largest owner and operator of renewable energy systems, Iberdrola has been planning the farm since 2005, when it built four wind towers to determine the velocity and consistency of the mountaintop wind. It should be operational by late 2011.
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