Peak View Wind Farm— 60.8 MW Wind
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.
10 years old
United States of America, North America
- 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
10 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Black Hills Colorado Electric LLC operates 5 plants totalling 118 MW
17 plants within 100 km, 3,133 MW combined
Location
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 America — Energy Profile
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