SANDY RIDGE WIND FARM
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Blair County
- Operator
- SANDY RIDGE WIND ENERGY LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2012
- EIA plant ID
- 57285
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 117 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 27%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 40.7532, -78.2300
SANDY RIDGE WIND FARM, a 50 MW Wind power plant in Blair County, Pennsylvania. Operated by SANDY RIDGE WIND ENERGY LLC, commissioned 2012.
How SANDY RIDGE WIND FARM compares
With 50 MW of capacity, SANDY RIDGE WIND FARM ranks 79th among the 170 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Pennsylvania and 13th of the 25 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 3.7% of Pennsylvania's operating Wind capacity and 0.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 382nd-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2012, it is newer than 85% of the 168 operating Pennsylvania plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Blair County with 2 other operating plants, NORTH ALLEGHENY WINDPOWER PROJECT and CHESTNUT FLATS WIND FARM.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 50 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 117 GWh in 2024 (a 27% capacity factor), up 11% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by WEST PENN POWER CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 5 operating power plants totaling 686 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is SHAWVILLE (632 MW, Coal). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, Windstream - State College in State College, about 17.5 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
SANDY RIDGE WIND FARM is a 50 MW wind power plant in Blair County, PA, operated by SANDY RIDGE WIND ENERGY LLC, commissioned in 2012. 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.