114th largest plant in Alaska · 11132nd nationally
Delta Wind Farm is a wind power plant in Alaska with a nameplate capacity of 1.9 MW. It generates roughly 4.0k MWh per year — enough to power about 379 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 24% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Delta Wind Farm |
|---|---|
| Operator | Alaska Environmental Power |
| City | Delta Junction |
| County | Southeast Fairbanks County |
| State | Alaska |
| ZIP | 99737 |
| Coordinates | 64.01389, -145.59667 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWT1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 0.9 MW | Operating | 2009 |
| EWT2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 0.9 MW | Operating | 2013 |
| NW1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 0.1 MW | Operating | 2008 |
| Balancing Authority | No Ba |
|---|
Wind farms harvest kinetic energy from moving air using large rotor blades coupled to generators. Like solar, they produce zero emissions but vary with weather. Onshore wind capacity factors typically run 30–45%; offshore can exceed 50%.