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Kirkwood Wind Turbine is a 2.5 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by Kirkwood Community College since 2012. Ranked #995 of 1142 wind plants in the United States. Its 2.5 MW represents 0.0024% 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 Kirkwood Wind Turbine 618.8 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Duane Arnold Energy Center (679.5 MW, Nuclear) and Archer Daniels Midland Cedar Rapids (294.6 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Iowa, approximately 40 km northeast of Cedar Rapids.

Capacity
2.5 MW
Commissioning Year
2012

14 years old

Owner
Kirkwood Community College
Location
41.9166°, -91.6509°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 7,623. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #33,017 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,103 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

14 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Kirkwood Community College operates 1 plants totalling 3 MW

Regional density

59 plants within 100 km, 3,723 MW combined

Nearest plant: Alliant SBD 9901 Wells Fargo (1.3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 41.916600, -91.650900
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Kirkwood Wind Turbine is a wind power plant producing approximately 7 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 AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
GasCoalNuclearWind
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