Report of wind turbine fire draws crews
Republican Herald|Stephen J. Pytak and Frank Andruscavage|May 15, 2009
Firefighters responded to a report of a wind turbine fire at the first commercial-size wind farm in Schuylkill County, Locust Ridge I in Mahanoy Township, Thursday afternoon, according to reports from the Schuylkill County Communications Center.
Firefighters responded to a report of a wind turbine fire at the first commercial-size wind farm in Schuylkill County, Locust Ridge I in Mahanoy Township, Thursday afternoon, according to reports from the Schuylkill County Communications Center.
BOWMANS - Firefighters responded to a report of a wind turbine fire at the first commercial-size wind farm in Schuylkill County, Locust Ridge I in Mahanoy Township, Thursday afternoon, according to reports from the Schuylkill County Communications Center.
Paul Copleman, spokesman for Iberdrola Renewables, Wayne, which owns the wind farm, would not offer any details when contacted at 2:50 p.m. Thursday.
"We have been notified of an event at the Locust Ridge I Wind Farm. We are investigating the situation. And we'll not be making any further comment until verified information becomes available. In the meantime, we're focusing our efforts on the safety of our employees," Copleman said.
In service since March 2007, this G87 turbine is …
... more [truncated due to possible copyright]BOWMANS - Firefighters responded to a report of a wind turbine fire at the first commercial-size wind farm in Schuylkill County, Locust Ridge I in Mahanoy Township, Thursday afternoon, according to reports from the Schuylkill County Communications Center.
Paul Copleman, spokesman for Iberdrola Renewables, Wayne, which owns the wind farm, would not offer any details when contacted at 2:50 p.m. Thursday.
"We have been notified of an event at the Locust Ridge I Wind Farm. We are investigating the situation. And we'll not be making any further comment until verified information becomes available. In the meantime, we're focusing our efforts on the safety of our employees," Copleman said.
In service since March 2007, this G87 turbine is one of the original 13 turbines that are part of Locust Ridge I. These turbines produce enough electricity to power 6,500 to 8,000 homes, Joseph B. Green, Weston Place, the wind farm project manager, said previously.
Manufactured by Gamesa Corp. in Pamplona, Spain, Turbine 12 is made up of a tower measuring 256 feet and three blades each 135 feet long. With blades fully extended, it stands 407 feet high, Green said.
Green was on site Thursday, but referred all questions to Copleman.