Prairie Star Wind Farm— 100.6 MW Wind
Prairie Star Wind Farm is a 100.6 MW wind power plant in the United States, commissioned in 2008. It is operated by High Prairie Wind Farm II LLC. Ranked #428 of 1,142 wind plants in the United States, Prairie Star represents 0.1% 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 Prairie Star approximately 15.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Pleasant Valley (467.8 MW, Gas), Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm (300 MW, Wind), and Turtle Creek Wind Farm LLC (200.1 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Minnesota, about 80 km from the city of Rochester.
18 years old
United States of America, North America
- 2,130. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #10,017 worldwide by installed capacity
- #765 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
18 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
High Prairie Wind Farm II LLC operates 1 plants totalling 101 MW
117 plants within 100 km, 4,878 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Prairie Star Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 264 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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