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Mountain View IV is a 49 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by AES Wind Generation Inc and commissioned in 2012. Ranked #647 of 1,142 wind plants in the United States. This facility's 49 MW represents 0.05% 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 Mountain View IV 31.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km 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
49 MW
Commissioning Year
2012

14 years old

Owner
AES Wind Generation Inc
Location
33.8816°, -116.5527°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,009. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #13,724 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,415 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

14 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

AES Wind Generation Inc operates 6 plants totalling 751 MW

Regional density

154 plants within 100 km, 5,909 MW combined

Nearest plant: Garnet Solar Generation Station I LLC (1.3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 33.881600, -116.552700
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Mountain View IV is a wind power plant producing approximately 129 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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