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Headwaters Wind Farm LLC

Wind power plant in Indiana, United States of America. Approximate location 40.0667, -85.0133.

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Headwaters Wind Farm LLC is a 200 MW wind power station in Indiana, United States of America. It is operated by Headwaters Wind Farm LLC. Based on reported annual generation of 684 GWh, it can supply roughly 195k homes. It ranks #2021 of 10,938 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2015, it is around 11 years old — relatively modern. 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).

200Source-backed capacity
684GWh reported / yr
195,400homes powered
2015commissioned (~11 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id USA0058416.

Data status

Known data

FacilityHeadwaters Wind Farm LLC WRI
CountryUnited States of America · Indiana WRI
Coordinates40.0667, -85.0133 WRI
FuelWind WRI
MW installed capacity200 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerHeadwaters Wind Farm LLC WRI
Commissioned2015 WRI
GWh reported / yr684 GWh/yr WRI

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#2021 of 10938 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#162 of 1139 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers2.95× · 68 MW median · 1139 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent195,400 calculated from reported generation
Climate10.2°C · HDD 3,156 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC2 · 32/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

TechnologyNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset
CO₂ emissionsnot applicable not applicable

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: Wikidata P2109 nameplate capacity; fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 200 MW, Headwaters Wind Farm LLC is well above the median wind plant in United States of America (68 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.

Reported generation trend

2015: 646 GWh20152016: 670 GWh20162017: 724 GWh20172018: 650 GWh20182019: 684 GWh2019724 GWh

Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Headwaters Wind Farm LLC.

Local climate & thermal context

This wind plant converts the kinetic energy of wind into electricity through turbine rotors. It sits in a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 40.1°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

10.2°Cannual mean temp
3,156heating degree-days (base 18°C)
344cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
334 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: -4 °CJF: -2 °CFM: 4 °CMA: 10 °CAM: 16 °CMJ: 21 °CJJ: 23 °CJA: 22 °CAS: 18 °CSO: 12 °CON: 5 °CND: -1 °CD23 °C

Heating degree-days here run 28% 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: 67/100 — 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

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.

C2ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
32/100environmental-severity index
26.8°Cseasonal temperature swing
265 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

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 #162 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

Location

Coordinates 40.0667, -85.0133 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Headwaters Wind Farm LLC?

Headwaters Wind Farm LLC is a 200 MW source-record wind power plant in Indiana, United States of America, commissioned in 2015.

How much electricity does Headwaters Wind Farm LLC generate?

Headwaters Wind Farm LLC generates about 684 GWh of electricity per year.

How many homes can Headwaters Wind Farm LLC power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 195,400 homes.

Who operates Headwaters Wind Farm LLC?

Headwaters Wind Farm LLC is operated by Headwaters Wind Farm LLC.

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