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Peak View Wind Farm is a 60.8 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by Black Hills Colorado Electric LLC. It was commissioned in 2016. Ranked #589 of 1,142 wind plants in the United States, it represents 0.06% 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 this facility 25.4 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Busch Ranch II Wind Farm (59.4 MW, Wind), San Isabel Solar LLC (30 MW, Solar), and Busch Ranch Wind Energy Farm (29 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Colorado, approximately 160 km from the city of Colorado Springs.

Capacity
60.8 MW
Commissioning Year
2016

10 years old

Owner
Black Hills Colorado Electric LLC
Location
37.7104°, -104.5055°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,720. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #12,248 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,156 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

10 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Black Hills Colorado Electric LLC operates 5 plants totalling 118 MW

Regional density

17 plants within 100 km, 3,133 MW combined

Nearest plant: Busch Ranch II Wind Farm (9.1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 37.710400, -104.505500
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Peak View Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 160 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
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