South Chestnut LLC — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 56796
- Capacity
- 50.4 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Fayette, PA
- Operating Since
- 2012
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Avangrid Power LLC
- Parent Company
- Avangrid
- Annual Generation
- 95,567 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 21.6%
- Balancing Authority
- PJM Interconnection, LLC
- ISO/RTO
- PJM
- NERC Region
- RFC
South Chestnut LLC
OperatingWind
Ranked #15 of 28 Wind plants in PA#940 of 1442 nationally
50.4 MW Wind operating in Fayette, PA — PJM Interconnection, LLC
EIAGEMWD
50.4 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2012
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
39.7517, -79.7311
County
Fayette, PA
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Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Avangrid Power LLC | Avangrid Renewables | — |
| Owner(s) | Avangrid Power LLC | Avangrid | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
About
The South Chestnut Wind Farm is a wind farm located in Fayette County, Pennsylvania with 23 2.0 MW Gamesa G87s that began commercial operation in 2012. The wind farm has a combined total nameplate capacity of 46 MW. The wind farm was developed by Iberdrola, and power produced by the wind farm is sold to Washington, D.C.
Read more on WikipediaSouth Chestnut LLC is a 50.4 MW wind power plant located in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. The plant began operating in 2012 and is owned by Avangrid, with Avangrid Power LLC as the operator. It utilizes a single generator consisting of onshore wind turbines. The facility ranks 15th out of 28 wind plants in Pennsylvania and 928th out of 1424 nationally.
The plant's turbines are manufactured by Gamesa, model G87-2.0, with a hub height of 78 meters and a rotor diameter of 87 meters. In its most recent year of operation, South Chestnut generated 95,567 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 21.6%. The plant is located within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the RFC NERC region.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Grid Voltage
138 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
11.8K MWh
Latest Month
95.6K MWh
Annual Generation
21.6%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Elliotsville Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
1.294 km
Operator
West Penn Power
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
ELLIOTSV34.5 KV SCHSNTWF
Pricing Hub
WESTERN HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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