United States

Ainsworth Wind — 59 MW Wind

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Ainsworth Wind is a 59 MW wind power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
59 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2005

Year online

Owner
Nebraska Public Power District

Operator

Location
42.45, -99.89

Coordinates

Insights

#2,768
largest in %s
#1,185
largest %s worldwide
#12,506
largest worldwide
2005
%d yrs older than avg
13
operated by %s
5
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Wind
Capacity
59 MW
Commissioned
2005
Status
Operational
Owner
Nebraska Public Power District
Country
United States
Coordinates
42.449, -99.892

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,717 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
42,928 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
11 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

373
cars / year
229
homes / year
78,052
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Ainsworth Wind is a 59.4 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by Nebraska Public Power District and commissioned in 2005.

Ranked #599 of 1,142 wind plants in the United States, it represents 0.06% of the nation’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 this facility 26 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Springview (3 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Nebraska, approximately 120 km northwest of Lincoln.

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