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