144 MW Wind operating in Uinta, WY — PacifiCorp - East
144 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2003
Operating Since
Coordinates
41.3606, -110.7839
County
Uinta, WY
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | TransAlta Wyoming Wind LLC | NextEra Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | TransAlta Wyoming Wind LLC | TransAlta | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
TransAlta Wyoming Wind is a 144 MW wind power plant located in Uinta County, Wyoming. The plant began operating in 2003 and is owned and operated by TransAlta Wyoming Wind LLC, a subsidiary of the Canadian company TransAlta. It ranks as the 16th largest wind farm in Wyoming out of 24, and 549th nationally out of 734. The facility consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology.
The plant's turbines have a hub height of 67 meters and a rotor diameter of 80 meters. The turbines were manufactured by Vestas, model V80-1.8. In the most recent year of data, TransAlta Wyoming Wind generated 318,843 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 25.2%. The plant is located within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region and its balancing authority is PacifiCorp - East.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
PacifiCorp - East
Grid Voltage
138 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
36.5K MWh
Latest Month
318.8K MWh
Annual Generation
25.2%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.