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Erma Byrd Center

North Ritter Drive and Old Worley Road
Beckley, WV 25801

Note -- The Erma Byrd Center is under construction and our turbine is being relocated from another site in Beckley. This website will be updated when the turbine is online.

Visit a Map of the Location - Mapquest.com
Visitors can also get driving instructions here when construction is finished.

North South East West

Longitude and Latitude:
N 37.769405 Latitude
W -81.140838 Longitude

Which landscape features might block the wind?
View a topographical map of the area at TopoZone.com

Turbine Specifications

Maximum generation capability: 10,000 watts (10 kW) at 31 miles per hour wind speed

Grid connected, guy-wired

Tower height: 100 feet

Tip to tip blade diameter: 23 feet

For more information visit www.bergey.com

Turbine Performance

How much electricity is the turbine generating today? Could the turbine generate all the electricity I need for my home? Find the answers by checking the number of kilowatt-hours on the Daily Power graph and the Typical Residential Load (an average house) vs. Generated Power graph at the Beckley turbine site.

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