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Steel Winds Wind Farm is a 20 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by First Wind O&M LLC since 2007. Ranked #779 of 1142 wind plants in the United States. Its 20 MW represents 0.02% 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 Steel Winds Wind Farm 77 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Robert Moses Niagara (2429.1 MW, Hydro) and Sir Adam Beck 2 (1499 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in New York, approximately 30 km north of Buffalo.

Capacity
20 MW
Commissioning Year
2007

19 years old

Owner
First Wind O&M LLC
Location
42.8167°, -78.8675°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,878. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #19,003 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,222 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

19 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

First Wind O&M LLC operates 25 plants totalling 747 MW

Regional density

82 plants within 100 km, 11,607 MW combined

Nearest plant: Steel Sun 2: 2303-III-9 Hamburg Tpke (1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 42.816700, -78.867500
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Steel Winds Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 53 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
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