Golden Hills Wind— 85.9 MW Wind
Golden Hills Wind is an 85.9 MW wind power plant in the United States of America, operated by Golden Hills Wind LLC and commissioned in 2016. It is located at coordinates 37.7133, -121.6404. Ranked #502 of 1142 wind plants in the United States. This plant's capacity represents 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 this facility 18 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 situated in California, approximately 50 km from San Francisco.
10 years old
United States of America, North America
- 2,339. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #10,910 worldwide by installed capacity
- #936 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
Golden Hills Wind LLC operates 1 plants totalling 86 MW
250 plants within 100 km, 15,189 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Golden Hills Wind is a wind power plant producing approximately 226 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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