Block Island Wind Farm— 30 MW Wind
Block Island Wind Farm is a 30 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by Deepwater Wind Block Island LLC and commissioned in 2017. Ranked #705 of 1142 wind plants in the United States. Its 30 MW represents 0.03% 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 Block Island Wind Farm 51.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Foxwoods CoGen (16.2 MW, Gas), Block Island (7.1 MW, Oil), and Montauk Energy Storage Center (5 MW, Storage). The facility is located in Rhode Island, approximately 20 km south of Providence.
9 years old
United States of America, North America
- 3,469. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #16,429 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,476 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
9 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Deepwater Wind Block Island LLC operates 1 plants totalling 30 MW
161 plants within 100 km, 9,483 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Block Island Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 79 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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