High Sheldon Wind Farm

High Sheldon Wind Farm is a wind farm located in Sheldon, New York USA in Wyoming County, about 30 miles southeast of Buffalo. Constructed in 2009 and operated by Invenergy, it has 75 units with a nameplate capacity of 112.5 megawatts, using General Electric 1.5sle turbines.[1] The windmills stirred controversy in the town over concerns of noise, visual pollution, and property values.[2]

Turbine construction

References
  1. "High Sheldon Wind Farm". TheWindPower.net. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  2. Glenn Cramer; Sheldon Town Councilman (30 October 2009). "Town Councilor regrets High Sheldon Wind Farm (Sheldon, NY)". Retrieved 4 September 2015.


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