Lookout Windpower LLC— 37.8 MW Wind
Lookout Windpower LLC is a 37.8 MW wind power plant in the United States, commissioned in 2008. It is operated by NRG Energy Gas & Wind Holdings Inc and is part of a larger network of 1,142 wind plants in the country, totaling 105,842 MW. Ranked #686 of 1,142 wind plants in the United States, Lookout Windpower LLC accounts for 0.04% of the nation's wind capacity. The largest wind plant in the United States is Alta Wind VIII at 1,547 MW, making Lookout Windpower LLC 40.9 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include AES Warrior Run Cogeneration Facility (229 MW, Coal), Twin Ridges Wind Farm (139.4 MW, Wind), and Highland North Wind Farm (75 MW, Wind). The facility is located in West Virginia, approximately 150 km east of Washington, D.C.
18 years old
United States of America, North America
- 3,287. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #15,560 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,256 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
18 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
NRG Energy Gas & Wind Holdings Inc operates 21 plants totalling 1,543 MW
66 plants within 100 km, 22,235 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Lookout Windpower LLC is a wind power plant producing approximately 99 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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