Birch— 1.8 MW Wind
Birch is a 1.8 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by Birch Power LLC since 2017. Ranked #1049 of 1142 wind plants in the United States. Its 1.8 MW represents 0.0017% 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 Birch 859.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Orient Wind Farm (500.8 MW, Wind), Rolling Hills Wind Farm (443.9 MW, Wind), and Adams Wind (154.3 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Missouri, approximately 80 km north of Kansas City.
9 years old
United States of America, North America
- 8,512. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #35,026 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,299 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
9 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Birch Power LLC operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW
44 plants within 100 km, 3,568 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Birch is a wind power plant producing approximately 5 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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