Traer Wind Project— 1.5 MW Wind
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.
16 years old
United States of America, North America
- 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
16 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Norsemen Wind Energy LLC operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW
76 plants within 100 km, 5,041 MW combined
Location
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 America — Energy Profile
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