Hurricane Sandy's impact on wind installations minimal As power
infrastructure was in the path of Hurricane Sandy this past
week, AWEA connected with wind project owners and operators to
assess the impact on wind power projects in the Northeast. It
appears that Hurricane Sandy has had some, but minimal, impact
on the wind turbines in its path, according to early reports
this week from several operators of East Coast wind farms and
manufacturers and owners of smaller turbines, most of which
started generating electricity again after the storm passed.
Initial reports were received by e-mail from a number of wind
farm operators accounting for 68 percent of the total 3,700 MW
of wind generating capacity in the states located in the path of
Sandy. Some companies have yet to inspect all their turbines.
The operator of five turbines near the waterfront in Atlantic
City, N.J., reports that it will be unable to assess damage for
several days. Another company reported yesterday that a project
it operates in West Virgin