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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.

Capacity
1.8 MW
Commissioning Year
2010

16 years old

Owner
Vestas Towers America Inc
Location
38.1728°, -104.6200°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 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
Age & fleet comparison

16 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Vestas Towers America Inc operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW

Regional density

31 plants within 100 km, 4,876 MW combined

Nearest plant: Rocky Mountain Solar (4.4 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 38.172800, -104.620000
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Carbon Footprint

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 AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
GasCoalNuclearWind
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