Golden Hills North Wind Energy Center— 46 MW Wind
Golden Hills North Wind Energy Center is a 46 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by Golden Hills Interconnection Wind LLC since 2017. Ranked #654 of 1,142 wind plants in the United States. Its 46 MW represents 0.04% of the United States' total wind capacity of 105,842 MW. The largest wind plant in the United States is Alta Wind VIII at 1,547 MW, making Golden Hills North 33.6 times smaller. Nearby plants include Delta Energy Center (943.5 MW, Gas), Marsh Landing Generating Station (828 MW, Gas), and Los Medanos Energy Center (678.3 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 70 km east of San Francisco.
9 years old
United States of America, North America
- 3,079. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #14,572 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,067 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
9 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Golden Hills Interconnection Wind LLC operates 1 plants totalling 46 MW
253 plants within 100 km, 15,332 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Golden Hills North Wind Energy Center is a wind power plant producing approximately 121 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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