Charlestown Wind Turbine— 1.5 MW Wind
Charlestown Wind Turbine is a 1.5 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by MWRA Charlestown since 2011. Ranked #1090 of 1142 wind plants in the United States. Its 1.5 MW represents 0.0014% of the United States' 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 Charlestown Wind Turbine 1,031 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Mystic Generating Station (2375.6 MW, Gas), Fore River Generating Station (872.2 MW, Gas), and Salem Harbor Station NGCC (798.2 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Massachusetts, approximately 5 km from Boston.
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
MWRA Charlestown operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW
398 plants within 100 km, 21,065 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Charlestown 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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