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Lancaster County, Turkey Hill, PPL Renewable Energy Harness Wind Power
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PPL Renewable Energy and its partners, the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority and Turkey Hill Dairy, this week unveiled a 3.2-megawatt wind power project at the Frey Farm Landfill in Lancaster County.
The project, part of an ongoing partnership between PPL, the authority and Turkey Hill, includes two wind turbines that will generate about 25 percent of Turkey Hill’s electricity needs. That’s enough power to produce 6 million gallons of ice cream or power 700 homes each year.
“PPL is committed to developing renewable energy facilities such as wind turbines, solar panels and landfill-gas engines to provide electricity that is vital to our way of life in an environmentally friendly manner,” said Mike Kroboth, president of PPL Renewable Energy. “The addition of wind turbines at the Frey Farm landfill is a continuation of the long-standing efforts of the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority and Turkey Hill Dairy to support renewable energy resources as part of their commitment to a sustainable future.”
The wind power project sits atop Turkey Point next to the authority’s Frey Farm Landfill and consists of two General Electric wind turbines that stand 262 feet high. Each turbine’s three blades are 135 feet in length. The power generated by the two wind turbines will be purchased by the adjacent Turkey Hill Dairy, maker of the nation’s fourth largest-selling premium ice cream brand and the top-selling refrigerated iced tea brand.
PPL also provides Turkey Hill with steam, which is a byproduct of the power generation process from a 3.2-megawatt landfill-gas-to-energy plant.
“This wind project with PPL Renewable Energy is another example of the authority’s continued effort to use its facilities and assets to provide renewable energy,” said James Warner, chief executive officer of the authority. “We are committed to our mission of managing solid waste and recyclable materials in an environmentally safe, reliable and efficient manner while integrating renewable energy whenever possible.”
Generating the same amount of electricity with fossil fuels would produce about 5,900 tons per year of greenhouse gases. The reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is equivalent to any one of these annual environmental benefits: removing 1,000 cars from the road; not consuming 600,000 gallons of gasoline; and reducing the import of 12,000 barrels of oil.
“Turkey Hill is excited by and committed to this opportunity to reduce our company’s environmental impact. We’re proud to be an integral part of this groundbreaking project,” said Turkey Hill Dairy President Quintin Frey. “Our support for renewable energy stems from our strong commitment to a sustainable future in Lancaster County.”
PPL Renewable Energy develops, owns, operates and maintains renewable and clean energy projects in the mid-Atlantic and northeastern United States, with a portfolio of projects that totals more than 40 megawatts of electricity generation – enough to power 20,000 homes. These include solar panel installations, fuel cells or landfill gas-to-energy projects in Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut and New Jersey.
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11/1/2010 |
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