107.2 MW Wind operating in Lincoln, MN — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
107.2 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
1998
Operating Since
Coordinates
44.3257, -96.3788
County
Lincoln, MN
Nearby Plants
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | ALLETE Clean Energy | Avangrid Renewables | — |
| Owner(s) | ALLETE Clean Energy | Avangrid | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Lake Benton I is a 107.2 MW wind power plant located in Lincoln County, Minnesota. The plant began operating in 1998 and is owned by Avangrid, with ALLETE Clean Energy as the operator. It consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The facility is interconnected to the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (MISO) balancing authority and resides within the MRO NERC region.
The plant's wind turbines have a hub height of 53 meters and a rotor diameter of 48 meters. The turbines were manufactured by Enron and are model Z48. In the most recent year of reported data, Lake Benton I generated 243,845 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 25.9%. Lake Benton I ranks as the 18th largest wind farm in Minnesota out of 26, and 652nd nationally out of 734.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
Grid Voltage
34.5 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
20.9K MWh
Latest Month
243.8K MWh
Annual Generation
25.9%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Lake Benton Substation · 69 kV
Substation Distance
3.927 km
Operator
East River Electric Power Cooperative
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
NSP.NIPS.YANKE
Pricing Hub
MINN.HUB
Node Source
Curated node match
Last updated 2026-03-14
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