90 MW Wind operating in Potter, PA — PJM Interconnection, LLC
90 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2019
Operating Since
Coordinates
41.8923, -77.6786
County
Potter, PA
Nearby Plants
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 | Big Level Wind LLC | TransAlta | — |
| Owner(s) | Big Level Wind LLC | TransAlta | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Big Level Wind is a 90 MW wind power plant located in Potter County, Pennsylvania. The facility began operating in 2019 and is owned by TransAlta, a Canadian company. The operator listed with the EIA is Big Level Wind LLC. The plant utilizes a single generator consisting of onshore wind turbines. It ranks as the 6th largest wind farm in Pennsylvania out of 28, and 779th nationally out of 1424 wind plants.
The plant uses GE Wind GE3.6-137 turbines, with a rotor diameter of 137 meters and a hub height of 110 meters. In its most recent year of operation, Big Level Wind generated 298,316 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 37.9%. The plant is located within the PJM Interconnection balancing authority and the RFC NERC region.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Big Level Wind Farm
36.7K MWh
Latest Month
298.3K MWh
Annual Generation
37.9%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Hector Substation · 115 kV
Substation Distance
1.075 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
HECTOR 34.5 KV HECTORWF
Pricing Hub
WESTERN HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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