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Paulding Wind Farm II

Wind power plant in Ohio, United States of America. Approximate location 41.0253, -84.7792.

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Paulding Wind Farm II is a 99 MW wind power plant in Ohio, United States of America. It is operated by Paulding Wind Farm II LLC. Based on reported annual generation of 323 GWh, it can supply roughly 92k homes. It ranks #2880 of 10,938 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2011, it is around 15 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).

99Source-backed capacity
323GWh reported / yr
92,228homes powered
2011commissioned (~15 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id USA0057620.

Data status

Known data

FacilityPaulding Wind Farm II WRI
CountryUnited States of America · Ohio WRI
Coordinates41.0253, -84.7792 WRI
FuelWind WRI
MW installed capacity99 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerPaulding Wind Farm II LLC WRI
Commissioned2011 WRI
GWh reported / yr323 GWh/yr WRI

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#2880 of 10938 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#471 of 1139 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers1.46× · 68 MW median · 1139 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent92,228 calculated from reported generation
Climate9.9°C · HDD 3,291 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 99 MW, Paulding Wind Farm II 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

2013: 279 GWh20132014: 328 GWh20142015: 337 GWh20152016: 332 GWh20162017: 345 GWh20172018: 312 GWh20182019: 323 GWh2019345 GWh

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

Owner

Operated by Paulding Wind Farm II 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 41.0°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

9.9°Cannual mean temp
3,291heating degree-days (base 18°C)
347cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
241 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: -5 °CJF: -3 °CFM: 3 °CMA: 9 °CAM: 16 °CMJ: 21 °CJJ: 23 °CJA: 22 °CAS: 18 °CSO: 11 °CON: 5 °CND: -1 °CD23 °C

Heating degree-days here run 34% 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: 71/100 — 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
27.4°Cseasonal temperature swing
208 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 #471 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 41.0253, -84.7792 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Paulding Wind Farm II?

Paulding Wind Farm II is a 99 MW source-record wind power plant in Ohio, United States of America, commissioned in 2011.

How much electricity does Paulding Wind Farm II generate?

Paulding Wind Farm II generates about 323 GWh of electricity per year.

How many homes can Paulding Wind Farm II power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 92,228 homes.

Who operates Paulding Wind Farm II?

Paulding Wind Farm II is operated by Paulding Wind Farm II LLC.

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