Hancock County Wind Energy Center— 98 MW Wind
Hancock County Wind Energy Center is a 98 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by FPL Energy Hancock County Wind LLC since 2003. Ranked #479 of 1142 wind plants in the United States. Its 98 MW represents 0.09% 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 this facility 15.8 times smaller. Nearby plants include Emery Station (602.8 MW, Gas) and FPL Energy Crystal Lake Wind II LLC (200 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Iowa, approximately 150 km south of Minneapolis.
23 years old
United States of America, North America
- 2,224. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #10,450 worldwide by installed capacity
- #865 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
23 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
FPL Energy Hancock County Wind LLC operates 1 plants totalling 98 MW
61 plants within 100 km, 3,864 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Hancock County Wind Energy Center is a wind power plant producing approximately 258 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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