WCROC Wind Farm— 1.7 MW Wind
WCROC Wind Farm is a 1.7 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by the University of Minnesota WCROC since 2005. Ranked #1061 of 1142 wind plants in the United States. Its 1.7 MW capacity represents 0.0016% 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 WCROC 909 times smaller. Nearby plants include Grant County Wind LLC (20 MW, Wind), Benson City of (9 MW, Oil), and PopeSun CSG LLC (5 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Minnesota, approximately 150 km west of Minneapolis.
21 years old
United States of America, North America
- 8,649. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #35,309 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,330 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
21 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
University of Minnesota WCROC operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW
56 plants within 100 km, 1,550 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
WCROC Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 4 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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