Silver Sage Windpower— 42 MW Wind
Silver Sage Windpower is a 42 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by Duke Energy DEGS Silver Sage Wndpwr LLC since 2009. Ranked #664 of 1142 wind plants in the United States. Its 42 MW represents 0.04% 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 Silver Sage Windpower 36.8 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Rawhide (800.4 MW, Gas) and Cheyenne Prairie Generating Station (140 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Wyoming, approximately 150 km north of Denver.
17 years old
United States of America, North America
- 3,158. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #14,931 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,134 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
17 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Duke Energy DEGS Silver Sage Wndpwr LLC operates 1 plants totalling 42 MW
23 plants within 100 km, 2,667 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Silver Sage Windpower is a wind power plant producing approximately 110 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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