Lamar Plant— 8 MW Wind
Lamar Plant is an 8 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by the City of Lamar since 1989. Ranked #889 of 1142 wind plants in the United States. Its 8 MW represents 0.01% of the country's total wind capacity of 105,842 MW. The largest wind plant in the United States is the Alta Wind VIII at 1,547 MW, making Lamar Plant 193 times smaller. Nearby plants include Colorado Green Holdings LLC (162 MW, Wind), Twin Buttes Wind Project (75 MW, Wind), and Twin Buttes II Wind (75 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Colorado, approximately 200 km from Denver.
37 years old
United States of America, North America
- 5,154. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #25,781 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,470 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
37 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
City of Lamar - (CO) operates 1 plants totalling 8 MW
9 plants within 100 km, 350 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Lamar Plant is a wind power plant producing approximately 21 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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