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San Gorgonio Farms Wind Farm is a 31 MW wind power facility in the United States, operated by San Gorgonio Farms Inc since 1983. Ranked #702 of 1142 wind plants in the United States, this plant's 31 MW accounts for 0.03% 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 San Gorgonio Farms 49.9 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Sentinel Energy Center LLC (800 MW, Gas), Indigo Energy Facility (149.7 MW, Gas), and Coachella (92.4 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 30 km northwest of Palm Springs.

Capacity
31 MW
Commissioning Year
1983

43 years old

Owner
San Gorgonio Farms Inc
Location
33.9261°, -116.6150°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,441. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #16,327 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,437 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

43 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

San Gorgonio Farms Inc operates 2 plants totalling 43 MW

Regional density

164 plants within 100 km, 5,210 MW combined

Nearest plant: North Palm Springs 1A (2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 33.926100, -116.615000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

San Gorgonio Farms Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 81 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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