NBC Field's Point Wind Farm— 4.5 MW Wind
NBC Field's Point Wind Farm is a 4.5 MW wind facility in the United States, operated by Narragansett Bay Commission and commissioned in 2012. Ranked #930 of 1,142 wind plants in the United States. Its 4.5 MW represents a small fraction 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 NBC Field's Point 344 times smaller. Nearby plants include Fore River Generating Station (872.2 MW, Gas), Rhode Island State Energy Center (596 MW, Gas), and ANP Bellingham Energy Project (578 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Rhode Island, approximately 70 km south of Boston.
14 years old
United States of America, North America
- 6,482. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #30,103 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,876 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
14 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Narragansett Bay Commission operates 1 plants totalling 5 MW
434 plants within 100 km, 21,167 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
NBC Field's Point Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 12 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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