Big Turtle Wind Farm LLC— 49.4 MW Wind
Big Turtle Wind Farm LLC is a 49.4 MW wind power plant in the United States of America, operated by Heritage Garden Wind Farm I LLC since 2015. Ranked #646 of 1,142 wind plants in the United States, this facility's 49.4 MW represents 0.05% of the country's total wind capacity of 105,842 MW. The largest wind plant in the United States is Alta Wind VIII at 1,547 MW, making this facility 31.3 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Echo Wind Park (162 MW, Wind), Deerfield Wind Energy LLC (149 MW, Wind), and Michigan Wind 2 (90 MW, Wind). The plant is located in Michigan, approximately 70 km northeast of Detroit.
11 years old
United States of America, North America
- 3,005. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #13,703 worldwide by installed capacity
- #1,403 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
11 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Heritage Garden Wind Farm I LLC operates 2 plants totalling 77 MW
41 plants within 100 km, 4,991 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Big Turtle Wind Farm LLC is a wind power plant producing approximately 130 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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