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Locust Ridge is a 26 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by Avangrid Renewables LLC since 2007. Ranked #735 of 1142 wind plants in the United States. Its 26 MW represents 0.02% 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 Locust Ridge 59.6 times smaller. Nearby plants include TalenEnergy Susquehanna (2,532 MW, Nuclear), Susquehanna Steam Electric Station (2,532 MW, Nuclear), and Moxie Freedom Generation Plant (1,058 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Pennsylvania, approximately 40 km northeast of Harrisburg.

Capacity
26 MW
Commissioning Year
2007

19 years old

Owner
Avangrid Renewables LLC
Location
40.8550°, -76.1292°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,625. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #17,506 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,836 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

19 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Avangrid Renewables LLC operates 59 plants totalling 7,071 MW

Regional density

97 plants within 100 km, 29,151 MW combined

Nearest plant: Locust Ridge II LLC (2.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 40.855000, -76.129200
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Locust Ridge is a wind power plant producing approximately 68 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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