SIERRA DE LA VIRGEN is a 24.4 MW wind power plant in Aragon, Spain. It is operated by SDAD DE GESTION DE RECURCOS ENERGETICOS. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 21k homes (estimated). It ranks #517 of 899 Spain power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2003, it is around 23 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 WRI1007912.
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.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 24.4 MW, SIERRA DE LA VIRGEN is below the median wind plant in Spain (30 MW). Technically it is described as Onshore. 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
- 0.2% of 11,361 MW across 341 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 54 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 SDAD DE GESTION DE RECURCOS ENERGETICOS.
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 41.5°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 11% below 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: 46/100 — 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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), 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 #224 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
- ALTO DE LA SIERRA · Wind · 11.1 MW · Aragon
- P.E. SIERRA DE LA VIRGEN · Wind · 28.8 MW · Aragon
- P.E. ALMAREN UNIFICADO · Wind · 11.9 MW · Aragon
- PARQUE EOLICO EL TABLADO · Wind · 19.8 MW · Castille and Leon
- PARQUE EOLICO EL TORANZO · Wind · 18 MW · Castille and Leon
- EL PULPAL · Wind · 17 MW · Castille and Leon
Location
Coordinates 41.5406, -1.7166 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is SIERRA DE LA VIRGEN?
SIERRA DE LA VIRGEN is a 24.4 MW wind power plant in Aragon, Spain, commissioned in 2003.
Who operates SIERRA DE LA VIRGEN?
SIERRA DE LA VIRGEN is operated by SDAD DE GESTION DE RECURCOS ENERGETICOS.