Medicine Bow— 6.2 MW Wind
Medicine Bow is a 6.2 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by SRIV Partnership LLC since 2000. Ranked #909 of 1,142 wind plants in the United States. Its 6.2 MW accounts for 0.01% of the country's total wind capacity of 105,842 MW. The largest wind plant in the United States is Alta Wind VIII at 1,547 MW, making Medicine Bow 249 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Seven Mile Hill (146.2 MW, Wind), High Plains (122.1 MW, Wind), and Dunlap (111 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Wyoming, approximately 80 km from the nearest major city.
26 years old
United States of America, North America
- 5,518. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #27,225 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,664 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
26 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
SRIV Partnership LLC operates 3 plants totalling 78 MW
16 plants within 100 km, 1,845 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Medicine Bow is a wind power plant producing approximately 16 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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