Foote Creek Ii

🌬 WindElectric Utility1 MW capacity
Capacity2 MWnameplate
Annual GenerationEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor
Annual CO₂metric tons

Location

Plant NameFoote Creek Ii
OperatorPacificorp
CityMcfadden
CountyCarbon County
StateWyoming
ZIP82083
Coordinates41.65754, -106.18918

Generators (1)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
GEN1Onshore Wind TurbineWind1.8 MWRetired1999

Grid context

NERC RegionWECC
Balancing AuthorityPacificorp - East

What this means

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%.

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