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Project Partners:
-Kotzebue Electric Association (KEA)
-State of Alaska
-National Renewable Energy Laboratory's National Wind Technology Center
-Environmental Protection Agency
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Location:
Wales, AK |
Capacity:
1614 MWh per year
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Type of Power:
Wind and Solar |
Placed into Service:
September 1997 |
Project Links:
KEA |
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The 148-acre Kotzebue wind farm is located approximately 4.5 miles south of the town of Kotzebue, AK. Kotzebue Electric Association (KEA) funded the development and installation of its wind farm in Kotzebue with the support of the State of Alaska, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL's) National Wind Technology Center, the U.S. Environmental Protetion Agency (EPA) and the Alaska Science and Technology Foundation. The wind farm provides approximately 1,614 MWh of electricity per year. The Alaska Technical Center in Kotzebue has sixteen BP585 and eight BP5170 PV panels donated by British Petroleum (BP).
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