PROJECT BENEFITS
Creating Value for Seneca County
It will provide income for participating landowners and provide $57 million in PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) revenues to be shared among schools, townships, the county and the state over the life of the project. Because the project is privately funded, no cost to the community will result, including those necessary for upgrades or repairs to infrastructure.
Environmental Benefits
Seneca Wind will provide enough clean energy to power almost 60,000 homes each year. Reputable research organizations have found that wind turbines are champions in the reduction of CO2. A report by the National Renewable Energy Lab found that by increasing wind and solar power generation to 35 percent, fuel costs would be reduced by 40 percent and carbon emissions would be reduced by 25 percent. The Project is anticipated to offset approximately 598,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year. This is equivalent to:
Greenhouse gas emissions from
128,242
Passenger vehicles driven for one year
1,467,867,709
Miles driven by an average passenger vehicle
208,672
Tons of waste recycled instead of landfilled
29,842
Garbage trucks of waste recycled instead of landfilled
CO2 emissions from
67,389,448
Gallons of gasoline consumed
655,240,728
Pounds of coal burned
7,928
Tanker trucks' worth of gasoline
64,668
Homes' energy use for one year
20,043,174
Incandescent lamps switched to LEDs
1,386,557
Barrels of oil consumed
24,482,451
Propane cylinders used for home barbeques
0.148
Coal-fired power plants in one year