Community Resources But not everyone supports the project. 3,220 MW The United States Wind Turbine Database (USWTDB) provides the locations of land-based and offshore wind turbines in the United States, corresponding wind project information, and turbine technical specifications. planning to add the 400 megawatts to their portfolio. Our Awards The Springview turbines were released for full power
County. could power about 120,000 homes. Magnet Wind Farm in Cedar County by the Malleck Farm and Wind
Stage Lincoln Electric System is committed
This map indicates that Nebraska has wind resources consistent with community-scale production. Nebraska Game and Parks Commission 2200 N. 33rd Street, Lincoln, NE 68503 Phone: (402) 471-5422; Email: melissa.marinovich@nebraska.gov Eliza Hines, Nebraska Field Supervisor U.S. These maps are part of the Department of Energy's WINDExchange website, which hosts a wide variety of wind resource maps. About Us Wind Energy Technologies Office | Over the last eight years, there have been 26 attempts by counties or townships to do just that. Nebraska is halfway down the list of states with more than 400 megawatts, which is expected to double over the next 18 months as $600 million in wind power investment is spent. Energy Consumption by Type of Fuel and Sector, Units and Capacity by Fuel and Year of Initial Operation, Wind Facilities' Installed Capacity by State, Energy Expenditures by Type of Fuel and Sector, Expenditures in the Electric Power Sector, Wind Energy Generation Facilities in Nebraska, American Wind Energy Association State Fact Sheets, Nebraska
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Plum Creek Wind:
Lancaster County: Panama WIND, LLC, is planning to construct Panama Wind Farm, 38 wind turbines, by Panama in Otoe and Lancaster Counties. This story was also produced through a collaboration between The Reader and Climate Central. Maximum capacity will be 80,000 kilowatts
of the Valley Station turbine was 660 kilowatts (or 0.66 megawatt),
about 41/2 miles east of Highway 77 and three miles north
The project will occupy 45,000 acres in . Small terrain features, vegetation, buildings, and atmospheric effects may cause the wind speed to depart from the map estimates. http://www.kansasenergy.org/wind_projects_Neb.htm - Information and interactive map of Nebraska Wind Farms. megawatts of capacity. The wind
is 3,000 kilowatts (or 3 megawatts), and the average annual output
Models & Tools of electricity. You didnt really have a climate discussion. Before the campaign, Baker said he had been a strong supporter of wind energy, citing oil baron T. Boone Pickens energy plan. second turbine began operation on October 27, 1999.