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Providence Heights Wind LLC is a 72 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by Avangrid Renewables LLC since 2008. Ranked #559 of 1142 wind plants in the United States. Its 72 MW represents 0.07% 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 Providence Heights Wind LLC 21.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Big Sky Wind LLC (240 MW, Wind), Walnut Ridge Wind Farm (212 MW, Wind), and Green River Wind Farm (194.3 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Illinois, approximately 150 km southwest of Chicago.

Capacity
72 MW
Commissioning Year
2008

18 years old

Owner
Avangrid Renewables LLC
Location
41.2294°, -89.5572°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,563. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #11,616 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,046 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
Age & fleet comparison

18 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Avangrid Renewables LLC operates 59 plants totalling 7,071 MW

Regional density

57 plants within 100 km, 19,877 MW combined

Nearest plant: Crescent Ridge (2.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 41.229400, -89.557200
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Providence Heights Wind LLC is a wind power plant producing approximately 189 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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