59.4 MW Wind operating in Brown, NE — Southwest Power Pool
59.4 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2005
Operating Since
Coordinates
42.4599, -99.9137
County
Brown, NE
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Nebraska Public Power District | Nebraska Public Power District | — |
| Owner(s) | Nebraska Public Power District | Nebraska Public Power District | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ainsworth Wind is a 59.4 MW wind power plant located in Brown County, Nebraska. The plant began operating in 2005 and is owned and operated by Nebraska Public Power District. It consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The facility is interconnected to the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and resides within the Midcontinent Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.
The plant's wind turbines have a hub height of 70 meters and a rotor diameter of 82 meters. The turbines were manufactured by Vestas, model V82-1.65. In the most recent year of data, Ainsworth Wind generated 60,798 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 11.6%. Ainsworth Wind ranks as the 22nd largest wind farm in Nebraska out of 36, and 897th nationally out of 1424.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Political Subdivision
Sector
Electric Utility
6.6K MWh
Latest Month
60.8K MWh
Annual Generation
11.6%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Ainsworth Wind Substation · 115 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
NPPD_AINSWIND
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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