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South Chestnut LLC is a 50.4 MW wind power plant in the United States, commissioned in 2012. Ranked #621 of 1142 wind plants in the United States. Its 50.4 MW accounts for 0.05% of the United States' 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 30.7 times smaller. Nearby plants include FirstEnergy Fort Martin Power Station (1,152 MW, Coal), Tenaska Westmoreland Generating Station (1,134 MW, Gas), and Longview Power Plant (807.5 MW, Coal). The facility is located in West Virginia, approximately 100 km southeast of Pittsburgh.

Capacity
50.4 MW
Commissioning Year
2012

14 years old

Owner
Avangrid Renewables LLC
Location
39.7513°, -79.7271°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,920. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #13,053 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,278 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

14 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Avangrid Renewables LLC operates 59 plants totalling 7,071 MW

Regional density

58 plants within 100 km, 24,074 MW combined

Nearest plant: Gans (9.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 39.751300, -79.727100
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

South Chestnut LLC is a wind power plant producing approximately 132 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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