Burley Butte Windpark— 21.3 MW Wind
Burley Butte Windpark is a 21.3 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by Idaho Wind Partners 1 LLC and commissioned in 2011. Ranked #769 of 1,142 wind plants in the United States, it accounts for 0.02% of the total wind capacity of 105,842 MW. The largest wind plant in the United States is the Alta Wind VIII at 1,547 MW, making Burley Butte Windpark 72.6 times smaller. Nearby plants include Milner Hydro (59.5 MW, Hydro), Twin Falls (ID) (52.7 MW, Hydro), and Minidoka (27.7 MW, Hydro). The plant is located in Idaho, approximately 30 km southwest of the city of Burley.
15 years old
United States of America, North America
- 3,828. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #18,745 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,151 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
15 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Idaho Wind Partners 1 LLC operates 11 plants totalling 185 MW
56 plants within 100 km, 811 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Burley Butte Windpark is a wind power plant producing approximately 56 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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