Sweetwater Wind 5— 80.5 MW Wind
Sweetwater Wind 5 is an 80.5 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by Leeward Asset Management LLC since 2008. Ranked #512 of 1,142 wind plants in the United States. Its 80.5 MW accounts for 0.08% 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 5 19.2 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center (735.5 MW, Wind), Morgan Creek (536.4 MW, Gas), and Pyron Wind Farm LLC Hybrid (258.9 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Texas, approximately 300 km west of Dallas.
18 years old
United States of America, North America
- 2,401. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #11,104 worldwide by installed capacity
- #957 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
18 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Leeward Asset Management LLC operates 16 plants totalling 1,472 MW
45 plants within 100 km, 8,640 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Sweetwater Wind 5 is a wind power plant producing approximately 212 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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