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Salão is a 4.25 MW wind power plant in Portugal, commissioned in 2013. Ranked #174 of 222 wind plants in Portugal. Its 4.25 MW accounts for 0.09% of Portugal's total wind capacity of 4,935 MW. The largest wind plant in Portugal is Alto Douro at 253 MW, making Salão 59.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Terras do Canto (2.4 MW, Wind). The facility is located in the Azores region, approximately 50 km from Ponta Delgada.

Capacity
4.25 MW
Commissioning Year
2013

13 years old

Owner
Location
38.5969°, -28.6701°

Portugal, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 289. largest of 462 plants in Portugal
  • #30,468 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,906 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.03% of the installed capacity of Portugal
Age & fleet comparison

13 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Regional density

2 plants within 100 km, 4 MW combined

Nearest plant: Terras do Canto (38.4 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 38.596900, -28.670100
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Salão is a wind power plant producing approximately 11 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~11 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Wind
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
Portugal
Continent
Europe
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

PortugalEnergy Profile

462
Total Plants
14.7 GW
Total Capacity
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