ArcelorMittal donates land to develop one of the biggest wind farms in the USA
ArcelorMittal, through its subsidiary Tecumseh Redevelopment, donated a 1,100 acre site formerly operated by Bethlehem Steel for the development of “Steel Winds,” one of the nation’s largest urban wind farms. The project’s eight turbines are said to be the largest wind turbines assembled in the United States and the first of their kind on the Great Lakes shoreline.The location of Steel Winds is unique for two reasons. While many existing wind farms are located on private farms, the Lackawanna wind farm is located right on the Lake Erie shoreline. It is also the first in the state to be built on an abandoned brownfield site.
The 20 Megawatt wind farm supplies enough clean, renewable electricity to serve the annual needs of about 6,000 average American homes, according to turbine manufacturer Clipper®. That saves about 92,000 barrels of oil per year.
In addition to helping to meet New York State goals of producing 25 percent of its electricity through renewable sources by 2013, the Steel Winds project created about 35 new good-paying jobs in construction, operation and maintenance and contributes about $100,000 in tax revenues to the City of Lackawanna.
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September 8th, 2008 by Keith Nagel
Raquel,
The facts stated in this article are wrong.
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