Kirkwood Wind Turbine— 2.5 MW Wind
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.
14 years old
United States of America, North America
- 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
14 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Kirkwood Community College operates 1 plants totalling 3 MW
59 plants within 100 km, 3,723 MW combined
Location
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 America — Energy Profile
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