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Colorado Highlands Wind96.1 MW Wind

WindRenewableVerified: Jul 2026

Colorado Highlands Wind is a 96.1 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by Colorado Highlands Wind LLC since 2013. Ranked #486 of 1142 wind plants in the United States, it represents 0.09% 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 this facility 16 times smaller. Nearby plants include Northern Colorado Wind LLC (174.3 MW, Wind) and Spring Canyon Expansion Wind Energy Center (62.6 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Colorado, approximately 150 km from Denver.

Capacity
96.1 MW
Commissioning Year
2013

13 years old

Owner
Colorado Highlands Wind LLC
Location
40.7569°, -102.7431°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,240. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #10,509 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #877 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
Age & fleet comparison

13 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Colorado Highlands Wind LLC operates 1 plants totalling 96 MW

Regional density

19 plants within 100 km, 2,183 MW combined

Nearest plant: OREG 4 Peetz (27.8 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 40.756900, -102.743100
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Colorado Highlands Wind is a wind power plant producing approximately 253 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 AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
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