Karen Avenue Wind Farm— 11.7 MW Wind
Karen Avenue Wind Farm is an 11.7 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by San Gorgonio Farms Inc and commissioned in 1985. Ranked #828 of 1142 wind plants in the United States. Its 11.7 MW represents 0.01% 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 132.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Sentinel Energy Center LLC (800 MW, Gas), Indigo Energy Facility (149.7 MW, Gas), and Coachella (92.4 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 30 km from Palm Springs.
41 years old
United States of America, North America
- 4,621. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #23,018 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,959 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
41 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
San Gorgonio Farms Inc operates 2 plants totalling 43 MW
149 plants within 100 km, 5,113 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Karen Avenue Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 31 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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