Steel Winds II— 15 MW Wind
Steel Winds II is a 15 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by First Wind O&M LLC since 2012. Ranked #815 of 1142 wind plants in the United States. This plant's capacity of 15 MW accounts for 0.01% of the country's total wind capacity of 105,842 MW. The largest wind facility in the United States is Alta Wind VIII at 1,547 MW, making Steel Winds II 103.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Robert Moses Niagara (2429.1 MW, Hydro), Sir Adam Beck II Generating Station (1499 MW, Hydro), and Sir Adam Beck 2 (1499 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in New York, approximately 30 km south of Buffalo.
14 years old
United States of America, North America
- 4,321. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #21,166 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,556 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
14 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
First Wind O&M LLC operates 25 plants totalling 747 MW
79 plants within 100 km, 10,438 MW combined
Nearest plant: Steel Sun 2: 2303-III-2 Hamburg Tpke (0.7 km)
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Steel Winds II is a wind power plant producing approximately 39 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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