Mower County Wind Energy Center— 98.9 MW Wind
Mower County Wind Energy Center is a 98.9 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by FPL Energy Mower County LLC since 2007. Ranked #468 of 1,142 wind plants in the United States. Its 98.9 MW represents 0.09% 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 Mower County Wind Energy Center 15.6 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Pleasant Valley (467.8 MW, Gas), Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm (300 MW, Wind), and Turtle Creek Wind Farm LLC (200.1 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Minnesota, approximately 150 km southeast of Minneapolis.
19 years old
United States of America, North America
- 2,208. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #10,429 worldwide by installed capacity
- #850 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
19 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
FPL Energy Mower County LLC operates 1 plants totalling 99 MW
99 plants within 100 km, 4,472 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Mower County Wind Energy Center is a wind power plant producing approximately 260 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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