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Sweetwater Wind 1 LLC is a 37.5 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by Leeward Asset Management LLC since 2004. Ranked #687 of 1142 wind plants in the United States. Its 37.5 MW represents 0.04% 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 Sweetwater Wind 1 LLC 41.2 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center (735.5 MW, Wind), Pyron Wind Farm LLC (258.9 MW, Wind), and Sweetwater Wind 4 LLC (241 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Texas, approximately 200 km west of Abilene.

Capacity
37.5 MW
Commissioning Year
2004

22 years old

Owner
Leeward Asset Management LLC
Location
32.3606°, -100.3389°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,290. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #15,573 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,262 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

22 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Leeward Asset Management LLC operates 16 plants totalling 1,472 MW

Regional density

40 plants within 100 km, 8,384 MW combined

Nearest plant: Sweetwater Wind 2 LLC (3.3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 32.360600, -100.338900
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Sweetwater Wind 1 LLC is a wind power plant producing approximately 99 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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