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Scituate Wind is a 1.5 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by Scituate Wind LLC and commissioned in 2012. Ranked #1090 of 1142 wind plants in the United States. Its 1.5 MW accounts for 0.0014% 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 this facility 1,031 times smaller. Nearby plants include Mystic Generating Station (2,375.6 MW, Gas), Canal Generating Plant (1,495 MW, Gas), and Canal (1,495 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Massachusetts, approximately 30 km southeast of Boston.

Capacity
1.5 MW
Commissioning Year
2012

14 years old

Owner
Scituate Wind LLC
Location
42.1751°, -70.7285°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 8,850. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #35,792 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,388 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

14 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Scituate Wind LLC operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW

Regional density

319 plants within 100 km, 17,811 MW combined

Nearest plant: Scituate PV (1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 42.175100, -70.728500
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Scituate Wind is a wind power plant producing approximately 4 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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