Flat Ridge Wind Farm— 50 MW Wind
Flat Ridge Wind Farm is a 50 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by Evergy Kansas Central Inc and commissioned in 2009. Ranked #628 of 1,142 wind plants in the United States. Its 50 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 Flat Ridge Wind Farm 30.9 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Flat Ridge 2 Wind Energy LLC (470.4 MW, Wind), Pratt Wind LLC (243.5 MW, Wind), and Kingman Wind (214.8 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Kansas, approximately 200 km west of Wichita.
17 years old
United States of America, North America
- 2,933. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #13,085 worldwide by installed capacity
- #1,297 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
17 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Evergy Kansas Central Inc operates 8 plants totalling 4,461 MW
24 plants within 100 km, 2,444 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Flat Ridge Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 131 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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