Howard Wind Farm— 59.5 MW Wind
Howard Wind Farm is a 59.5 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by RWE Renewables Americas LLC and commissioned in 2012. Ranked #598 of 1142 wind plants in the United States. Its 59.5 MW constitutes 0.06% 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 Howard Wind Farm 25.9 times smaller. Nearby plants include Big Level Wind (90 MW, Wind), Cohocton Wind Project (87.5 MW, Wind), and Dutch Hill Wind Project (37.5 MW, Wind). The facility is located in New York, approximately 120 km south of Rochester.
14 years old
United States of America, North America
- 2,765. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #12,501 worldwide by installed capacity
- #1,183 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
14 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
RWE Renewables Americas LLC operates 35 plants totalling 5,630 MW
77 plants within 100 km, 1,749 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Howard Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 156 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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