Brown County Wind Turbine— 1.5 MW Wind
Brown County Wind Turbine is a 1.5 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by Adams Electric Cooperative and commissioned in 2011. Ranked #1090 of 1142 wind plants in the United States. Its 1.5 MW capacity accounts for 0.0014% of the total wind capacity of 105,842 MW in the country. The largest wind plant in the United States is Alta Wind VIII at 1,547 MW, making Brown County Wind Turbine 1,031 times smaller. Nearby plants include Alsey (13.6 MW, Gas) and Pike County Wind Power (1.7 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Illinois, approximately 80 km north of St. Louis.
15 years old
United States of America, North America
- 8,850. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #35,792 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,388 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
15 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Adams Electric Cooperative operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW
20 plants within 100 km, 2,995 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Brown County Wind Turbine is a wind power plant producing approximately 4 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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