Cotton Plains Wind Farm— 50.4 MW Wind
Cotton Plains Wind Farm is a 50.4 MW wind power facility in the United States, operated by Cotton Plains Wind I LLC since 2017. Ranked #621 of 1,142 wind plants in the United States. Its 50.4 MW represents 0.05% of the country's total wind capacity of 105,842 MW. The largest wind plant in the United States is Alta Wind VIII at 1,547 MW, making Cotton Plains 30.7 times smaller. Nearby plants include South Plains II (300 MW, Wind), Wake Wind Energy Center (257.3 MW, Wind), and South Plains Wind Phase I (200 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Texas, approximately 50 km from Lubbock.
9 years old
United States of America, North America
- 2,920. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #13,053 worldwide by installed capacity
- #1,278 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
9 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Cotton Plains Wind I LLC operates 1 plants totalling 50 MW
22 plants within 100 km, 5,049 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Cotton Plains Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 132 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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