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University of Delaware Wind Turbine2 MW Wind

WindRenewable

University of Delaware Wind Turbine is a 2 MW wind power facility in the United States, operated by First State Marine Wind and commissioned in 2010. Ranked #1007 of 1142 wind plants in the United States, this turbine is part of the 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 773.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Indian River Generating Station (464.1 MW, Coal), Garrison Energy Center LLC (361 MW, Gas), and Energy Center Dover (118 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Delaware, approximately 30 km south of Wilmington.

Capacity
2 MW
Commissioning Year
2010

16 years old

Owner
First State Marine Wind
Location
38.7829°, -75.1649°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 7,934. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #33,917 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,194 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

16 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

First State Marine Wind operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW

Regional density

93 plants within 100 km, 11,411 MW combined

Nearest plant: Onyx - Allen Harim (13 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 38.782900, -75.164900
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

University of Delaware Wind Turbine is a wind power plant producing approximately 5 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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