Forward Windpower LLC

OperatingWind

Ranked #23 of 28 Wind plants in PA#1037 of 1442 nationally

29.4 MW Wind operating in Somerset, PA — PJM Interconnection, LLC

EIAGEMWD

29.4 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2008

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

40.0990, -78.8612

County

Somerset, PA

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Ownership & Operator

Owner data does not fully agree across sources.

EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Forward Windpower, LLC	Clearway Energy Group LLC [100%]	—
Owner(s)	Forward Windpower, LLC	Clearway Energy	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

Forward Windpower LLC is a 29.4 MW wind power plant located in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. The plant began operating in 2008 and is owned and operated by Forward Windpower, LLC, a subsidiary of Clearway Energy. The facility consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. It is interconnected to the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority within the RFC NERC region.

The plant's wind turbines are manufactured by Suzlon, model S88, with a hub height of 79 meters and a rotor diameter of 88 meters. In the most recent year of data, Forward Windpower generated 47,793 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 18.5%. The plant ranks as the 23rd largest wind farm in Pennsylvania out of 28, and 1026th nationally out of 1424 wind plants.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

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Engineering & Generators