Cow Branch— 50.4 MW Wind
Cow Branch is a 50.4 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by Cow Branch Wind Power LLC and commissioned in 2008. Ranked #621 of 1142 wind plants in the United States, it represents 0.05% 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 Cow Branch 30.7 times smaller. Nearby plants include Nebraska City (1,389.6 MW, Coal), Cooper Nuclear Station (801 MW, Nuclear), and Rock Creek Wind Project (300 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Nebraska, approximately 80 km from Omaha.
18 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
18 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Cow Branch Wind Power LLC operates 1 plants totalling 50 MW
34 plants within 100 km, 6,873 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Cow Branch 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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