Beaver Ridge Wind— 4.5 MW Wind
Beaver Ridge Wind is a 4.5 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by Beaver Ridge Wind LLC since 2008. Ranked #930 of 1142 wind plants in the United States. Its 4.5 MW represents 0.004% of the United States' total wind capacity of 105,842 MW. The largest wind plant in the United States is Alta Wind VIII at 1,547 MW, making Beaver Ridge Wind 343 times smaller. Nearby plants include Somerset Plant (107.1 MW, Biomass), Hydro Kennebec Project (15.4 MW, Hydro), and Weston Hydro (12 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Maine, approximately 60 km northwest of Portland.
18 years old
United States of America, North America
- 6,482. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #30,103 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,876 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
18 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Beaver Ridge Wind LLC operates 1 plants totalling 5 MW
62 plants within 100 km, 2,308 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Beaver Ridge Wind is a wind power plant producing approximately 12 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
United States of America- Continent
- North America
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
United States of America — Energy Profile
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