Above, the Stull Interpretative Center in Presque Isle State Park is powered by the 10-kilowatt wind
turbine on nearby Barracks Beach. Below, Julie Maries reads the informational kiosk about the wind
turbine at Pennsylvania’s Presque Isle State Park. The turbine generates energy for the park and serves
as an educational tool.
Performance Highlights:
The Presque Isle State Park
Wind System
While the 10-k W Bergey Excel turbine
was projected to generate between
15,000 and 17,000 kilowatt-hours (k Wh)
annually, actual production has ranged
from 11,620 to 15,090 k Wh per year. In
the first three months of 2010, the system
has already generated 4,063 k Wh. Other
than routine inspections, the turbine has
had only six weeks of downtime in the
66.5 months since it was commissioned.
Commissioned: Sept. 15, 2005
Electricity Generated
Lifetime: 74,722 k Wh
Annual Average: 13,484 k Wh per year
Pollution Offset
Lifetime:
Coal: 37.4 tons ( 33. 9 metric tons)
CO2 = 173,773 lb (78,822 kg)
NOx = 448 lb (203 kg)
SO2 = 1,479 lb (671 kg)
Annual:
Coal: 3.75 tons ( 3. 4 metric tons)/yr
CO2 = 31,595 lb ( 14,331 kg)/yr
NOx = 82 lb (37 kg)/yr
SO2 = 269 lb (122 kg)/yr
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Energy Harvest Grant from the Pennsylva-
nia Department of Environmental Protection
(DEP) for installation of a new wind turbine. In
addition to replacing the non-functioning wind
turbine, the project had several other goals:
• to negate pollution caused by other
energy sources,
•;to;reduce;the;demand;on;the;local;utility
grid,
•;to;promote;education;and;awareness;of
renewable energy and
• to demonstrate the ability of man and
nature to function together.
The Presque Isle Partnership has a track
record of successfully delivering on its stated
goals, and the proposed project met with an
enormous amount of community support and
pledged participation. As a result, the Pennsylvania DEP awarded the Presque Isle Partnership
a grant of $42,106.
The turbine selected for the project was a
Bergey Windpower Co. Excel ( bergey.com),
Project Costs and Funding
Expenses
l Bergey 10-k W Excel turbine,
with Grid-Tec inverter $22,900
l 120-foot freestanding
SSV tower $13,200
l Wiring, energy meter and
safety equipment $1,490
l Inspection and
application fees $1,950
l Labor, materials and
equipment rental $17,494
l Administrative oversight
and travel
Total
$2,349
$59,383
Funding
l Energy Harvest Grant $42,106
l Donations $17,277
(North Coast Energy Systems, local
contractors and individuals)
Total $59,383
