McKinley Wind Park— 14.4 MW Wind
McKinley Wind Park is a 14.4 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by DTE Electric Company since 2013. Ranked #818 of 1142 wind plants in the United States. Its 14.4 MW represents 0.01% 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 McKinley Wind Park 107.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Cross Winds Energy Park (230.9 MW, Wind), Echo Wind Park (162 MW, Wind), and Deerfield Wind Energy LLC (149 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Michigan, approximately 130 km north of Detroit.
13 years old
United States of America, North America
- 4,386. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #21,658 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,616 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
13 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
DTE Electric Company operates 33 plants totalling 11,825 MW
47 plants within 100 km, 6,611 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
McKinley Wind Park is a wind power plant producing approximately 38 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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