Buffalo Mountain— 1.8 MW Wind
Buffalo Mountain is a 1.8 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by Tennessee Valley Authority since 2000. Ranked #1060 of 1,142 wind plants in the United States, it represents 0.0017% of the total wind capacity of 105,842 MW. The largest wind plant in the United States is Alta Wind VIII at 1,547 MW, making Buffalo Mountain 859 times smaller. Nearby plants include Kingston (1,700 MW, Coal), Bull Run (950 MW, Coal), and Fort Loudoun (153.3 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Tennessee, approximately 50 km northwest of Knoxville.
26 years old
United States of America, North America
- 8,628. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #35,235 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,328 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
26 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Tennessee Valley Authority operates 60 plants totalling 47,131 MW
21 plants within 100 km, 9,424 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Buffalo Mountain 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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