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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.

Capacity
100.5 MW
Commissioning Year
2009

17 years old

Owner
Rail Splitter Wind Farm LLC
Location
40.3692°, -89.4022°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 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
Age & fleet comparison

17 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Rail Splitter Wind Farm LLC operates 1 plants totalling 101 MW

Regional density

36 plants within 100 km, 11,279 MW combined

Nearest plant: Powerton (30.2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 40.369200, -89.402200
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Carbon Footprint

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 AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
GasCoalNuclearWind
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