The 80-megawatt Broad Mountain Wind Project, estimated between a $145 million to $165 to develop, features 21 turbines in Packer Township, Carbon County, and related transmission line access in Nesquehoning Borough. Upon completion, the project will produce enough clean electricity to power about 25,000 homes a year.
Regulatory oversight is rigorous. Packer Township has a long-standing wind ordinance to guide development. The ordinance, adopted in 2008, is among a suite of requirements involving every government level to oversee wind development. These safeguards ensure wind energy is developed responsibly.
The project will generate $93 million in economic activity in Carbon County during construction while supporting 270 direct, indirect and induced jobs with $6 million in earnings. Beyond the one-time economic impacts from construction, direct operating expenditures at Broad Mountain upon completion will generate an estimated $3.1 million annually within Pennsylvania, with $2.7 million of that total occurring in Carbon County.
The wind farm’s operation also will yield increases in state and local tax bases. The increases in economic output and employment associated with the wind farm’s operations also yield increases in state and local tax bases, with $57,000 annually to the state in income, sales and business taxes. In addition to taxes generated for Pennsylvania, approximately $100,900 in property tax revenues will be paid to local jurisdictions. Each year, $82,100 in property taxes will go to Weatherly School District, $17,760 to Carbon County, and $1,040 to Packer Township.
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Project Owner: Broad Mountain Power LLC.
Location: Packer Township and Nesquehoning Borough, Pennsylvania
Number of Turbines: 5 (2.6 MW) Turbines and 16 (4.2 MW) Turbines
Infrastructure: Includes a network of access roads, electrical collector lines, a 69 kV transmission line,O&M Building, Substation, Switching Station on private land.
Project Duration: 20+ years
Construction Start: Q4 2019
Project Completion: In service by Q4 2020.
