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Montfort Wind Energy Center is a 30 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by Wisconsin Electric Power Co since 2002. Ranked #705 of 1,142 wind plants in the United States. Its 30 MW represents 0.03% 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 51.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Quilt Block Wind Farm LLC (98 MW, Wind) and John Deere Dubuque Works (9 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Grant County, approximately 40 km southwest of Madison.

Capacity
30 MW
Commissioning Year
2002

24 years old

Owner
Wisconsin Electric Power Co
Location
42.9625°, -90.3867°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,469. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #16,429 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,476 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

24 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Wisconsin Electric Power Co operates 24 plants totalling 5,710 MW

Regional density

49 plants within 100 km, 2,617 MW combined

Nearest plant: Fennimore (22 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 42.962500, -90.386700
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Montfort Wind Energy Center is a wind power plant producing approximately 79 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
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