Fenner Wind Farm

The Fenner, NY Wind Farm is situated in Madison County, New York. This farm is one of the first operating in New York State and is the second in Madison County.

Construction

The construction on the twenty windmills that make up the Fenner Wind Farm started in June 2001 and were finished later that year. [ [http://www.fennerwind.com/ Fenner Windpower Project ] ]

The turbines used were made by the famous giant Enron before the collapse of the company. The twenty turbines were situated in an ideal location for catching incoming wind. [ [http://www.eany.org/pressreleases/2006/052406.html EANY - Press Release - Wind Farm Study ] ]

Specifications

The turbines of the Fenner Wind Farm are 1.5 Megawatts each for a total wattage of thirty megawatts. The wind farm is owned by Canastota Wind Power LLC, a subsidiary for Enel NorthAmerica. The energy produced at the farm provides about 10,000 houses worth of electricity. [ [http://www.newwindenergy.com/wind-farms/wind-farm-story-fenner/ Community Energy : Wind Farm Story, Fenner ] ]

Today

Today the Fenner Wind Project is one of three wind project in Madison County. The first is the Madison Wind Farm constructed in 2000 and the newly developed Munnsville Wind Farm (built in 2007), both of which are located east of this site.

In summer 2007, NYS Assemblyman Pete Lopez conducted a wind tour in which the Fenner Farm was a stop. [ [http://assembly.state.ny.us/member_files/127/20070806/ Wind Tour ] ]

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