AMPLIACION SIERRA DEL CORTADO is a 13.5 MW wind power plant in Castille and Leon, Spain. It is operated by PARQUE EOLICO SIERRA DEL MADERO S.A.. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 11k homes (estimated). It ranks #699 of 899 Spain power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2013, it is around 13 years old — relatively modern. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, wind supplies about 20.4% of Spain's electricity; the national grid averages 154 gCO₂/kWh (74.6% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1006193.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 32 MW for Sierra Del Cortado wind farm, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000910014; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 13.5 MW, AMPLIACION SIERRA DEL CORTADO is below the median wind plant in Spain (30 MW). Wind turbines convert moving air into electricity; output is variable and site-dependent, and modern turbines deliver some of the lowest-cost new generation on many grids.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Spain wind capacity
- 0.1% of 11,361 MW across 341 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 243 of 252 dated wind plants in Spain are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest wind plants in Spain
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by PARQUE EOLICO SIERRA DEL MADERO S.A..
Local climate & thermal context
This wind plant converts the kinetic energy of wind into electricity through turbine rotors. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 41.7°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 16% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 58/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #321 largest wind power plant of 341 in Spain by capacity.
Spain has 341 wind power plants in this dataset, together about 11,361 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- P.E. SIERRA DEL CORTADO · Wind · 18.5 MW · Castille and Leon
- PARQUE EOLICO EL PICAL · Wind · 19.8 MW · Castille and Leon
- EL PULPAL · Wind · 17 MW · Castille and Leon
- PARQUE EOLICO SIERRA DEL MADERO I · Wind · 14.8 MW · Castille and Leon
- P. E. MAGANA · Wind · 24.8 MW · Castille and Leon
- PARQUE EOLICO EL TORANZO · Wind · 18 MW · Castille and Leon
Location
Coordinates 41.7389, -2.1697 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is AMPLIACION SIERRA DEL CORTADO?
AMPLIACION SIERRA DEL CORTADO is a 13.5 MW wind power plant in Castille and Leon, Spain, commissioned in 2013.
Who operates AMPLIACION SIERRA DEL CORTADO?
AMPLIACION SIERRA DEL CORTADO is operated by PARQUE EOLICO SIERRA DEL MADERO S.A..