30 MW Wind operating in Kimball, NE — Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region
30 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2018
Operating Since
Coordinates
41.2936, -103.7073
County
Kimball, NE
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 | Kimball Wind, LLC | Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska [100%] | — |
| Owner(s) | Kimball Wind, LLC | Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska | — |
| Status | Operating | retired | — |
Kimball Wind is a 30 MW wind power plant located in Kimball County, Nebraska. The plant began operating in 2018 and is owned by the Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska, with Kimball Wind, LLC as the operator. It utilizes a single generator consisting of onshore wind turbine technology. The facility interconnects to the Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region balancing authority within the MRO NERC region.
The plant's wind turbines have a hub height of 90 meters and a rotor diameter of 116 meters. The turbines were manufactured by GE Wind and are model GE2.5-116. In its most recent year of operation, Kimball Wind generated 120,997 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 45.9%. Kimball Wind ranks 26th out of 36 wind plants in Nebraska and 1020th out of 1424 nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
12.9K MWh
Latest Month
121.0K MWh
Annual Generation
46.0%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
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