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Seneca Nation Cattaraugus Wind Turbine1.5 MW Wind

WindRenewable

Seneca Nation Cattaraugus Wind Turbine is a 1.5 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by Seneca Nation and commissioned in 2017. Ranked #1090 of 1142 wind plants in the United States. Its 1.5 MW represents 0.0014% of the country's 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 Dunkirk Generating Plant (627.2 MW, Coal), West Lincoln Niagara Region Wind Farm (230 MW, Wind), and Arkwright Summit Wind Farm LLC (79.8 MW, Wind). The facility is located in New York, approximately 60 km southwest of Buffalo.

Capacity
1.5 MW
Commissioning Year
2017

9 years old

Owner
Seneca Nation
Location
42.5809°, -79.1027°

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

9 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Seneca Nation operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW

Regional density

83 plants within 100 km, 11,008 MW combined

Nearest plant: Arkwright Summit Wind Farm LLC (21.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 42.580900, -79.102700
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Seneca Nation Cattaraugus Wind Turbine 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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