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San Gorgonio Windplant WPP1993 is a 49.5 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by FPL Energy Operating Services Inc. since 2012. Ranked #640 of 1,142 wind plants in the United States, it represents 0.05% 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 Windplant 31 times smaller. Nearby plants 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 50 km from Palm Springs.

Capacity
49.5 MW
Commissioning Year
2012

14 years old

Owner
FPL Energy Operating Services Inc.
Location
33.9184°, -116.5739°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,994. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #13,645 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,359 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

14 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

FPL Energy Operating Services Inc. operates 1 plants totalling 50 MW

Regional density

154 plants within 100 km, 5,083 MW combined

Nearest plant: Mountain View I&2 (0.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 33.918400, -116.573900
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

San Gorgonio Windplant WPP1993 is a wind power plant producing approximately 130 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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