Cottonwood Wind Energy Center— 89.7 MW Wind
Cottonwood Wind Energy Center is an 89.7 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by Cottonwood Wind Project and commissioned in 2016. Ranked #500 of 1,142 wind plants in the United States, it contributes 0.08% 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 Cottonwood Wind Energy Center 17.2 times smaller. Nearby plants include Whelan Energy Center (324.3 MW, Coal), North Denver (39 MW, Gas), and Don Henry (22 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Nebraska, approximately 250 km west of Omaha.
10 years old
United States of America, North America
- 2,317. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #10,794 worldwide by installed capacity
- #925 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
10 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Cottonwood Wind Project operates 1 plants totalling 90 MW
23 plants within 100 km, 1,416 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Cottonwood Wind Energy Center is a wind power plant producing approximately 236 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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