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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.

Capacity
1.4 MW
Commissioning Year
2000

26 years old

Owner
City of Moorhead - (MN)
Location
46.8950°, -96.7347°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 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
Age & fleet comparison

26 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

City of Moorhead - (MN) operates 2 plants totalling 13 MW

Regional density

17 plants within 100 km, 516 MW combined

Nearest plant: American Crystal Sugar Moorhead (2.2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 46.895000, -96.734700
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Carbon Footprint

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 AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
GasCoalNuclearWind
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