FPL Energy Burleigh County Wind— 49.5 MW Wind
FPL Energy Burleigh County Wind is a 49.5 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by FPL Energy Burleigh County Wind LLC and commissioned in 2006. Ranked #640 of 1,142 wind plants in the United States, this facility's 49.5 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 this facility 31 times smaller. Nearby plants include Coal Creek and Coal Creek Station, both coal-fired with a capacity of 1,215.6 MW, and R M Heskett, also coal, with a capacity of 203 MW. The plant is located in Burleigh County, approximately 90 km from Bismarck.
20 years old
United States of America, North America
- 2,994. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #13,645 worldwide by installed capacity
- #1,359 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
20 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
FPL Energy Burleigh County Wind LLC operates 1 plants totalling 50 MW
23 plants within 100 km, 7,393 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
FPL Energy Burleigh County Wind is a wind power plant producing approximately 130 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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