Rail Splitter Wind Farm— 100.5 MW Wind
Rail Splitter Wind Farm is a 100.5 MW wind power plant in the United States, commissioned in 2009. It is operated by Rail Splitter Wind Farm LLC. Ranked #429 of 1,142 wind plants in the United States, Rail Splitter accounts for 0.09% of the total wind capacity of 105,842 MW. The largest wind plant in the United States is Alta Wind VIII at 1,547 MW, making Rail Splitter approximately 15.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Powerton (1,785.6 MW, Coal), E D Edwards (644.3 MW, Coal), and Radfords Run Wind Farm (278 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Illinois, approximately 50 km from the city of Peoria.
17 years old
United States of America, North America
- 2,131. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #10,018 worldwide by installed capacity
- #766 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
17 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Rail Splitter Wind Farm LLC operates 1 plants totalling 101 MW
36 plants within 100 km, 11,279 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Rail Splitter 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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