| When people think of states using
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| | located in Madison County, which is in
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| alternative energy, New York probable
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| | upstate New York. Opened in 2000, the
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| does not come to mind. In fact, the state
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| | Madison Wind area produces 11.5 KW of
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| is proactive in the area. Here is a guide
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| | electricity per year, and this
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| to wind energy in New York.
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| | electricity is purchased on the open
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| Wind Energy - New York
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| | market, which means that consumers are
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| One of the places in the United States
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| | getting some of their energy from this
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| with the highest amount of energy
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| | wind farm. This farm is home to seven
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| consumption is New York. With the
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| | wind turbines, which is a small amount
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| country's largest city, New York City,
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| | compared to New York State's largest wind
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| being located here, and a large
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| | farm. The largest wind project in the
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| population of households - New York is
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| | state is known as Maple Ridge Wind Farm,
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| constantly trying to find new and more
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| | and it's located in Tug Hill, a town in
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| economical ways to provide energy to the
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| | Lewis County, New York.
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| residents of the state. One new way that
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| | The Maple Ridge Wind Farm is run by the
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| the state is trying to satisfy these
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| | companies PPM Atlantic Renewable and
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| energy needs is through wind energy, New
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| | Horizon Wind Energy, and it houses 120
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| York's fastest growing way of producing
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| | wind turbines. The wind farm was built
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| electricity.
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| | over two years, 2005 and 2006, and it
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| The amount of wind energy New York
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| | produces 198 MW of energy per year
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| produces is enough to rank it 15th among
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| | (that's enough to run over 59,000
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| the states in the US. New York has the
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| | households). This wind is also consumed
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| potential to output 7,080 kilowatt (KW)
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| | by average consumers in the state, and
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| of energy yearly, which is quite a large
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| | the Maple Ridge Wind Farm also has
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| amount - if you think of the fact that
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| | additions planned to the area, as well as
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| each KW is enough to energy about 300
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| | one addition of 20 wind turbines that
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| homes. Currently, New York has commercial
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| | were added in 2006.
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| wind farms set up in eight areas of the
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| | As the wind energy New York develops
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| state, with two more wind projects
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| | grows, so do the number of people that
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| planned for the near future. The state is
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| | benefit from cheaper, cleaner
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| producing 280 KW per year right now, with
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| | electricity. New York has also proposed
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| 235 KW more being proposed in new
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| | having an off-shore wind farm, which
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| projects.
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| | would be unique for the area - and would
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| The oldest wind farm in New York is
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| | add a lot of potential wind energy.
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