UL Advanced Wind Turbine Test Facility— 3.5 MW Wind
UL Advanced Wind Turbine Test Facility is a 3.5 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by West Texas A&M University since 2017. Ranked #956 of 1142 wind plants in the United States. Its 3.5 MW represents 0.0033% 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 this facility 0.0023 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Harrington (1,080 MW, Coal), Nichols (474.7 MW, Gas), and TX Hereford Wind (200 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Texas, approximately 60 km southwest of Amarillo.
9 years old
United States of America, North America
- 6,957. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #31,512 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,002 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
9 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
West Texas A&M University operates 1 plants totalling 4 MW
35 plants within 100 km, 7,150 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
UL Advanced Wind Turbine Test Facility is a wind power plant producing approximately 9 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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