Nine Canyon— 95.9 MW Wind
Nine Canyon is a 95.9 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by Energy Northwest since 2002. Ranked #487 of 1,142 wind plants in the United States. Its 95.9 MW represents 0.09% of the country's total wind capacity of 105,842 MW. The largest wind plant in the United States is Alta Wind VIII at 1,547 MW, making Nine Canyon 16.1 times smaller. Nearby plants include Columbia Generating Station (1,200 MW, Nuclear), McNary (990.5 MW, Hydro), and Hermiston Power Partnership (689.4 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Washington State, approximately 250 km southeast of Seattle.
24 years old
United States of America, North America
- 2,245. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #10,541 worldwide by installed capacity
- #879 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
24 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Energy Northwest operates 3 plants totalling 1,323 MW
52 plants within 100 km, 11,217 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Nine Canyon is a wind power plant producing approximately 252 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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