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Northern Lights Wind LLC is a 1.7 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by Northern Lights Wind LLC since 2005. Ranked #1061 of 1142 wind plants in the United States. Its 1.7 MW represents 0.0016% 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 Northern Lights Wind LLC 910 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Angus Anson (405.7 MW, Gas) and Fenton Wind Farm (205.5 MW, Wind). The facility is located in South Dakota, approximately 150 km northwest of Sioux Falls.

Capacity
1.7 MW
Commissioning Year
2005

21 years old

Owner
Northern Lights Wind LLC
Location
44.0150°, -96.4367°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 8,649. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #35,309 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,330 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

21 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Northern Lights Wind LLC operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW

Regional density

108 plants within 100 km, 3,139 MW combined

Nearest plant: Greenback Energy (0.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 44.015000, -96.436700
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Northern Lights Wind LLC 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 AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
GasCoalNuclearWind
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