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Traer Wind Project is a 1.5 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by Norsemen Wind Energy LLC since 2010. Ranked #1090 of 1142 wind plants in the United States. Its 1.5 MW represents 0.0014% of the country's total wind capacity of 105,842 MW. The largest wind plant in the United States is Alta Wind VIII at 1,547 MW, making Traer Wind Project 1,031 times smaller. Nearby plants include Marshalltown Generating Station (705.9 MW, Gas), Electrifarm (264.1 MW, Gas), and Marshalltown (189 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Iowa, approximately 50 km northeast of Des Moines.

Capacity
1.5 MW
Commissioning Year
2010

16 years old

Owner
Norsemen Wind Energy LLC
Location
42.1614°, -92.4425°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 8,850. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #35,792 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,388 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

16 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Norsemen Wind Energy LLC operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW

Regional density

76 plants within 100 km, 5,041 MW combined

Nearest plant: Traer East (3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 42.161400, -92.442500
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Traer Wind Project is a wind power plant producing approximately 4 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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