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Princeton Wind Farm is a 3 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by the Town of Princeton since 2010. Ranked #966 of 1142 wind plants in the United States. Its 3 MW represents a small fraction of the country's total wind capacity of 105,842 MW. The largest wind plant in the United States is the Alta Wind VIII at 1,547 MW, making Princeton Wind Farm approximately 515 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include ANP Blackstone Energy Project (578 MW, Gas), ANP Bellingham Energy Project (578 MW, Gas), and Millennium Power (427.5 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Massachusetts, about 70 km west of Boston.

Capacity
3 MW
Commissioning Year
2010

16 years old

Owner
Town of Princeton - (MA)
Location
42.4789°, -71.9000°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 7,208. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #32,056 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,031 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

16 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Town of Princeton - (MA) operates 1 plants totalling 3 MW

Regional density

466 plants within 100 km, 20,719 MW combined

Nearest plant: Fitchburg Gas Recovery (7.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 42.478900, -71.900000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Princeton Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 8 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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