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Mountain Lake

wind Power Plant
Cottonwood County, Minnesota
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
9.2 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
2,865 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 260 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
75 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 16 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
75.048 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.115 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
1.267 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
1.073 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
5.509 lbs