Searsburg Wind Turbine— 6 MW Wind
Searsburg Wind Turbine is a 6 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by Green Mountain Power Corp since 1997. Ranked #910 of 1142 wind plants in the United States. Its 6 MW represents 0.01% of the United States' total wind capacity of 105,842 MW. The largest wind plant in the United States is the Alta Wind VIII at 1,547 MW, making this facility 257.8 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Bear Swamp Hydroelectric Power Station (600 MW, Hydro), Bear Swamp (600 MW, Hydro), and Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant (563.4 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in Vermont, approximately 80 km northwest of Springfield.
29 years old
United States of America, North America
- 5,547. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #27,330 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,673 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
29 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Green Mountain Power Corp operates 47 plants totalling 325 MW
282 plants within 100 km, 9,975 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Searsburg Wind Turbine is a wind power plant producing approximately 16 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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