NLMU Wind— 1.5 MW Wind
NLMU Wind is a 1.5 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by New London Municipal Utilities and commissioned in 2011. Ranked #1090 of 1142 wind plants in the United States. Its 1.5 MW represents 0.0014% 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 NLMU Wind 1,031 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Louisa (811.9 MW, Coal), Muscatine Plant #1 (293.5 MW, Coal), and Burlington (IA) (290.8 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Iowa, approximately 160 km southeast of Des Moines.
15 years old
United States of America, North America
- 8,850. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #35,792 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,388 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
15 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
New London Municipal Utilities operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW
27 plants within 100 km, 2,748 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
NLMU Wind is a wind power plant producing approximately 4 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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