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Pillar Mountain Wind Project Microgrid9 MW Wind

WindRenewable

Pillar Mountain Wind Project Microgrid is a 9 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by Kodiak Electric Assn Inc since 2010. Ranked #880 of 1142 wind plants in the United States. Its 9 MW accounts for 0.01% of the total wind capacity of 105,842 MW in the country. The largest wind plant in the United States is Alta Wind VIII at 1,547 MW, making Pillar Mountain approximately 172 times smaller. Nearby plants include Kodiak Microgrid (18.3 MW, Oil), Nymans Plant Microgrid (10 MW, Oil), and Swampy Acres Microgrid (8.4 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Alaska, approximately 50 km from Kodiak City.

Capacity
9 MW
Commissioning Year
2010

16 years old

Owner
Kodiak Electric Assn Inc
Location
57.7869°, -152.4406°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 5,016. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #25,134 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,359 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

16 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Kodiak Electric Assn Inc operates 7 plants totalling 84 MW

Regional density

Location

Coordinates:: 57.786900, -152.440600
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Pillar Mountain Wind Project Microgrid is a wind power plant producing approximately 24 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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