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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.

Capacity
42 MW
Commissioning Year
2009

17 years old

Owner
Duke Energy DEGS Silver Sage Wndpwr LLC
Location
41.1297°, -105.0240°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 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
Age & fleet comparison

17 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Duke Energy DEGS Silver Sage Wndpwr LLC operates 1 plants totalling 42 MW

Regional density

23 plants within 100 km, 2,667 MW combined

Nearest plant: Happy Jack Windpower Project (2.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 41.129700, -105.024000
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Carbon Footprint

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 AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
GasCoalNuclearWind
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