United States

Spion Kop Wind Farm — 40 MW Wind

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Spion Kop Wind Farm is a 40 MW wind power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
40 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2013

Year online

Owner
NorthWestern Energy

Operator

Location
47.33, -110.64

Coordinates

Insights

#3,203
largest in %s
#2,183
largest %s worldwide
#15,126
largest worldwide
2013
%d yrs newer than avg
14
operated by %s
9
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Wind
Capacity
40 MW
Commissioned
2013
Status
Operational
Owner
NorthWestern Energy
Country
United States
Coordinates
47.333, -110.639

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,156 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
28,908 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
11 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

251
cars / year
154
homes / year
52,560
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Spion Kop Wind Farm is a 40 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by NorthWestern Energy since 2013.

Ranked #675 of 1142 wind plants in the United States. Its 40 MW represents 0.04% of the United States’ total wind capacity of 105,842 MW. The largest wind plant in the United States is Alta Wind VIII at 1,547 MW, making Spion Kop 38.7 times smaller.

The nearest plant within 50 km is Morony, a hydro facility with a capacity of 63 MW. The plant is located in Montana, approximately 150 km from the nearest major city, Great Falls.

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