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Mountain View I&2 is a 64.8 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated since 2001. Ranked #575 of 1142 wind plants in the United States, it accounts for 0.06% of the 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 23.9 times smaller. Nearby plants include Sentinel Energy Center LLC (800 MW, Gas), Indigo Energy Facility (149.7 MW, Gas), and Coachella (92.4 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 150 km east of Los Angeles.

Capacity
64.8 MW
Commissioning Year
2001

25 years old

Owner
AES Wind Generation Inc
Location
33.9211°, -116.5642°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,672. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #12,072 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,123 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

25 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

AES Wind Generation Inc operates 6 plants totalling 751 MW

Regional density

151 plants within 100 km, 5,063 MW combined

Nearest plant: Wintec Energy Ltd (0.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 33.921100, -116.564200
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Mountain View I&2 is a wind power plant producing approximately 170 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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