Foote Creek III — United States of America
Wind power plant in Wyoming, United States of America. Approximate location 41.6665, -106.1833.
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Foote Creek III is a 24.8 MW wind power plant in Wyoming, United States of America. It is operated by Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind. Based on reported annual generation of 37 GWh, it can supply roughly 11k homes. It ranks #4452 of 10,884 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1999, it is around 27 years old — long-established. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, wind supplies about 10.3% of United States of America's electricity; the national grid averages 384 gCO₂/kWh (43.0% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id USA0055609.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
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 135 MW for Foote Creek Rim 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 · L100001056055; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 24.8 MW, Foote Creek III is below the median wind plant in United States of America (67.7 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
- Load factor
- 17%, from 37 GWh of reported generation; the median for 1120 wind plants in United States of America that report generation is 30%
- Generation trend
- 82 GWh in 2013 and 37 GWh in 2019 (−54%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2013: 82 GWh; 2019: 37 GWh
- Share of United States of America wind capacity
- less than 0.1% of 104,873 MW across 1,139 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 42 of 1,139 dated wind plants in United States of America are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Reported generation trend
Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind. All plants by this company →
Local climate & thermal context
This wind plant converts the kinetic energy of wind into electricity through turbine rotors. It sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) — 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 92% 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: 92/100 — this site sits in the top 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 #745 largest wind power plant of 1139 in United States of America by capacity.
United States of America has 1139 wind power plants in this dataset, together about 104,873 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Foote Creek IV · Wind · 16.8 MW · Wyoming
- Foote Creek II · Wind · 1.8 MW · Wyoming
- Foote Creek I · Wind · 41.4 MW · Wyoming
- Rock River I LLC · Wind · 50 MW · Wyoming
- High Plains · Wind · 122 MW · Wyoming
- McFadden Ridge · Wind · 35.2 MW · Wyoming
Location
Coordinates 41.6665, -106.1833 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Foote Creek III?
Foote Creek III is a 24.8 MW wind power plant in Wyoming, United States of America, commissioned in 1999.
How much electricity does Foote Creek III generate?
Foote Creek III generates about 37 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates Foote Creek III?
Foote Creek III is operated by Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind.