29th largest plant in North Carolina · 1412th nationally
Desert Wind Farm, Llc is a wind power plant in North Carolina with a nameplate capacity of 208 MW. It generates roughly 519.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 49,438 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 28% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Desert Wind Farm, Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Avangrid Power Llc |
| City | Hertford |
| County | Perquimans County |
| State | North Carolina |
| ZIP | 27944 |
| Coordinates | 36.31000, -76.42000 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 208 MW | Operating | 2016 |
| NERC Region | SERC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Pjm Interconnection, Llc |
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%.