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The Berkshire Wind Power Project is a wind farm on Brodie Mountain in Hancock, Massachusetts. Owned and operated by the Berkshire Wind Power Cooperative Corporation, it is the second largest wind farm in Massachusetts, with 12 GE 1.5 MW wind turbines and a total installed capacity of 19.6 MW. The Berkshire wind power project became fully operational in 2011, and provides enough electricity to power 7,800 homes annually.
Read more on WikipediaThe Berkshire Wind Power Project is a 19.6 MW wind power facility located in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. The plant began operating in 2011 and is owned and operated by the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company. It utilizes three onshore wind turbines manufactured by GE Wind, specifically the GE1.5-77 model, each with a rotor diameter of 77 meters and a hub height of 80 meters. The primary fuel source for the plant is wind (WND).
In the most recent year of data, the Berkshire Wind Power Project generated 41,928 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 24.5%. The plant operates within the ISO New England Inc. balancing authority and the NPCC NERC region. It is the third-largest wind power plant in Massachusetts out of 21, and ranks 1094th nationally out of 1424 wind plants.
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