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Prattsburgh Wind is estimated to generate over 190 million kilowatt hours of electric energy each year—enough clean, renewable energy to power approximately 20,000 New York homes annually—without air or water pollution and with no greenhouse gases, a leading cause of global warming.
- Reduced use of fossil fuels: The energy to be produced by Prattsburgh Wind would be the equivalent of burning approximately 370,000 barrels of oil or 100,000 tons of coal per year, yet has none of the associated toxicity, health, or cost issues.
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- No pollution: Wind farms create zero air or water pollution.
- Fewer emissions: Based on data recently published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (U.S. EPA) Emissions and Generation Resource Integrated Database (E-GRID), traditional Upstate New York generation sources producing an equivalent annual amount of electric energy would emit greenhouse gases (GHG) consisting of nearly 88,000 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) and 94 tons of nitrogen oxide (NOx). To put this in perspective, 88,000 tons of CO2 is equivalent to the annual emissions of over 15,300 cars or over 10,600 SUVs. In addition, equivalent energy production from traditional sources would produce approximately 228 tons of sulfur dioxide (SO2). Both SO2 and NOx cause acid rain, which harms our lakes and rivers.
- Spaces remain open: Wind farms enable local property owners to capture a new source of clean energy without interfering with their current use of the land, helping to maintain open spaces.
- Safe for our lakes and rivers: Unlike conventional methods of electricity production, wind power uses no water and emits no mercury, a leading cause of contamination to our rivers and lakes.
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