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Mt Wachusett Community College is a 3.4 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by Mt Wachusett Community College since 2011. Ranked #957 of 1142 wind plants in the United States. Its 3.4 MW represents 0.0032% 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 Mt Wachusett Community College 454 times smaller. Nearby plants include Wheelabrator Millbury Facility (47.6 MW, Waste), SJA Solar LLC-Solterra Monastery CSG (20.1 MW, Solar), and Shrewsbury (19.5 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Massachusetts, approximately 70 km west of Boston.

Capacity
3.4 MW
Commissioning Year
2011

15 years old

Owner
Mt Wachusett Community College
Location
42.5886°, -71.9842°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 7,029. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #31,649 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,003 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

15 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Mt Wachusett Community College operates 1 plants totalling 3 MW

Regional density

427 plants within 100 km, 20,225 MW combined

Nearest plant: Integrys MA Solar LLC - Ashburnham Site (3.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 42.588600, -71.984200
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Mt Wachusett Community College is a wind power plant producing approximately 9 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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