Vestas Towers America Inc.— 1.8 MW Wind
Vestas Towers America Inc. is a 1.8 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by Vestas Towers America Inc since 2010. Ranked #1049 of 1142 wind plants in the United States. Its 1.8 MW represents 0.0017% 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 Vestas Towers 859 times smaller. Nearby plants include Comanche (1,635.3 MW, Coal), Pueblo Airport Generating Station (440 MW, Gas), and Fountain Valley Power Facility (228 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Colorado, approximately 150 km south of Denver.
16 years old
United States of America, North America
- 8,512. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #35,026 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,299 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
16 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Vestas Towers America Inc operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW
31 plants within 100 km, 4,876 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Vestas Towers America Inc. 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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