Moorhead Wind Turbine— 1.4 MW Wind
Moorhead Wind Turbine is a 1.4 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by the City of Moorhead since 2000. Ranked #1117 of 1142 wind plants in the United States. Its 1.4 MW represents 0.0013% 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 Moorhead Wind Turbine 1,105 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Centennial Generating Station (11.5 MW, Oil) and American Crystal Sugar Moorhead (5 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Minnesota, approximately 200 km northwest of Minneapolis.
26 years old
United States of America, North America
- 9,110. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #36,302 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,455 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
26 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
City of Moorhead - (MN) operates 2 plants totalling 13 MW
17 plants within 100 km, 516 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Moorhead 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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