Deerfield Wind
Project Profile
Each Gamesa G80 wind turbine would stand approximately 393 feet tall when its blade is in the 12 o'clock position. The hub height, or center of the rotor blades, would stand at 256 feet. Each turbine is painted white with white blades. Some wind turbines will be equipped with a single red flashing light as required by the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA has final determination over which turbines will ultimately need to be lit, and based on general FAA guidelines, Deerfield Wind estimates between 7 to 8 turbines will require a light mounted on the top of the nacelle - the portion of the wind turbine assembly where the rotor is attached.
Access and Service Roads Both of the service roads for the wind turbine strings follow the ridgelines to take advantage of level ground. This approach limits the amount of impact by requiring less grading and fill necessary to create a level engineered surface which can support the transportation vehicles and the cranes necessary for construction. This design helps to avoid major wetlands and other sensitive areas. The service roads along the ridgelines will be 16 feet plus 10 foot wide shoulders (needed for the installation cranes to move from turbine site to turbine site). The shoulders will be allowed to revegetate after construction.
The access road that leads to the eastern project site will primarily utilize the Searsburg Wind Facility's existing access road and be extended into the eastern turbine string, while the access road to the western string will extend north and west into the project site, along Putnam Road. Both of these roads will be 16 feet wide with no additional shoulders needed during construction.
Operations and Maintenance Building A service building and office area will be constructed on private land adjacent to the access road to the western turbine string. This one- story building, approximately 4,000sf will be of non-reflective metal material. During construction, an immediate area will be maintained as a temporary storage and laydown area for facility components awaiting permanent placement. After construction, the O&M building will be the primary use.
Substation The substation will be placed on Forest Service land on the western ridge in close proximity to where the existing transmission line crosses the ridge at the north end of the project area. The substation will be fenced and locked at all times and will be screened from public view with appropriate native vegetation.