Mesalands Comm College Wind Turbine— 1.5 MW Wind
Mesalands Comm College Wind Turbine is a 1.5 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by Mesalands Community College since 2009. Ranked #1090 of 1142 wind plants in the United States. Its 1.5 MW represents 0.001% 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 this facility 1,030 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Caprock Wind Farm (80 MW, Wind), Quay County (27 MW, Oil), and Caprock Solar 1 LLC (25 MW, Solar). The facility is located in New Mexico, approximately 90 km from Amarillo, Texas.
17 years old
United States of America, North America
- 8,850. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #35,792 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,388 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
17 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Mesalands Community College operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW
12 plants within 100 km, 1,308 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Mesalands Comm College Wind Turbine is a wind power plant producing approximately 4 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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