University of Delaware Wind Turbine— 2 MW Wind
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.
16 years old
United States of America, North America
- 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
16 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
First State Marine Wind operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW
93 plants within 100 km, 11,411 MW combined
Location
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 America — Energy Profile
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