Wind turbines along Susquehanna River in Lancaster County to be decommissioned
TONIGHT, SOME OF THE TALLEST STRUCTURES IN ALL OF LANCASTER COUNTY ARE COMING DOWN. A PAIR OF WIND TURBINES STATIONED AT THE TURKEY HILL OVERLOOK ABOVE THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER, MANOR TOWNSHIP, ARE BEING DECOMMISSIONED. THE 262 FOOT TURBINES ARE THE. AT THE FRY FARM LANDFILL HAVE POWERED THE NEIGHBORING TURKEY HILL DAIRY FACILITY SINCE 2010, WHEN THEY WERE INSTALLED, BUT THEY HAVEN’T BEEN MOVING FOR SOME TIME. TURKEY HILL SAYS. THE TURBINES, WHICH ARE OWNED BY A NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANY, WERE SUPPOSED TO OPERATE AT LEAST THROUGH 2030 BUT REACHED WHAT THEY’RE CALLING EARLY FAILURE AND SAY THAT THERE’S NO, QUOTE, ECONOMICALLY VIABLE SOLUTION TO REPAIR THEM. MOST OF THE COMPONENTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE RECYCLED, W
Wind turbines along Susquehanna River in Lancaster County to be decommissioned
The pair of wind turbines at the Turkey Hill Overlook above the Susquehanna River in Manor Township are being decommissioned.The twin 262-foot turbines at the Frey Farm Landfill have powered the nearby Turkey Hill Dairy facility since 2010 when they were installed, but they have not been moving for some time.Turkey Hill said the turbines, which are owned by a national renewable energy company, were supposed to operate through 2030, but reached what the company called “early failure.” Turkey Hill said there is no “economically viable solution” to repair them.Most of the components are expected to be recycled, and the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority said it will be part of the process.About the Turkey Hill Wind FarmThe project was billed as the “first commercial-scale wind energy project in South-Central Pennsylvania.”Turkey Hill partnered with NextEra, and the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority to install the turbines. The turbines reduced the dairy’s greenhouse gas emissions by roughly 5,900 tons annually, which is the equivalent of removing 1,200 cars from the road, according to Turkey Hill.
The pair of wind turbines at the Turkey Hill Overlook above the Susquehanna River in Manor Township are being decommissioned.
The twin 262-foot turbines at the Frey Farm Landfill have powered the nearby Turkey Hill Dairy facility since 2010 when they were installed, but they have not been moving for some time.
Turkey Hill said the turbines, which are owned by a national renewable energy company, were supposed to operate through 2030, but reached what the company called “early failure.”
Turkey Hill said there is no “economically viable solution” to repair them.
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Most of the components are expected to be recycled, and the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority said it will be part of the process.
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About the Turkey Hill Wind Farm
The project was billed as the “first commercial-scale wind energy project in South-Central Pennsylvania.”
Turkey Hill partnered with NextEra, and the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority to install the turbines.
The turbines reduced the dairy’s greenhouse gas emissions by roughly 5,900 tons annually, which is the equivalent of removing 1,200 cars from the road, according to Turkey Hill.