NORTH ALLEGHENY WINDPOWER PROJECT
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 70 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Blair County
- Operator
- DUKE ENERGY DEGS NORTH ALLEGHENY
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2009
- EIA plant ID
- 56651
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 125 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 19%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 40.4018, -78.5680
NORTH ALLEGHENY WINDPOWER PROJECT, a 70 MW Wind power plant in Blair County, Pennsylvania. Operated by DUKE ENERGY DEGS NORTH ALLEGHENY, commissioned 2009.
How NORTH ALLEGHENY WINDPOWER PROJECT compares
With 70 MW of capacity, NORTH ALLEGHENY WINDPOWER PROJECT ranks 59th among the 170 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Pennsylvania and 7th of the 25 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 5.2% of Pennsylvania's operating Wind capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 331st-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2009, it is newer than 71% of the 168 operating Pennsylvania plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Blair County with 2 other operating plants, SANDY RIDGE WIND FARM and CHESTNUT FLATS WIND FARM.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 75 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 125 GWh in 2024 (a 19% capacity factor), down 3% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 8 operating power plants totaling 1,046 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is SEWARD (585 MW, Coal). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, Windstream - State College in State College, about 43.8 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
NORTH ALLEGHENY WINDPOWER PROJECT is a 70 MW wind power plant in Blair County, PA, operated by DUKE ENERGY DEGS NORTH ALLEGHENY, commissioned in 2009. Blair County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.4 of 5 at the 11th national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 66th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a wind plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Blair County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 66th | 3.6 of 5 | 0.05 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 13.9 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 26th | 2.0 of 5 | 0.17 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | 1.6 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 21st | 1.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.10 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | 36.6 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 6th | 1.2 of 5 | 2.8 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 1.3 |
Perils not assessed in Blair County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Blair County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.