Trimont Area Wind Farm — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 56296
- Capacity
- 100.5 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Martin, MN
- Operating Since
- 2005
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Avangrid Power LLC
- Parent Company
- Avangrid
- Annual Generation
- 378,939 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 43.0%
- Balancing Authority
- Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
- ISO/RTO
- MISO
- NERC Region
- MRO
Trimont Area Wind Farm
OperatingWindGEM: retired
Ranked #23 of 125 Wind plants in MN#720 of 1442 nationally
100.5 MW Wind operating in Martin, MN — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
EIAGEMWD
100.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2005
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
43.7947, -94.8590
County
Martin, MN
Nearby Plants
- Lakefield JunctionNatural Gas537.8 MW · 1.5 km
- Elm Creek Wind LLCWind99 MW · 7.5 km
- Pakini Nui Wind FarmWind21 MW · 7.6 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Avangrid Power LLC | Avangrid Renewables | — |
| Owner(s) | Avangrid Power LLC | Avangrid | — |
| Status | Operating | retired | — |
Ownership Chain
About
The Trimont Area Wind Farm is a 100.5 MW wind power plant located in Martin County, Minnesota. The plant began operating in 2005 and is owned and operated by Avangrid Power LLC, a subsidiary of Avangrid. 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.
The wind farm's turbines have a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 91 meters. The turbines were manufactured by GE Wind, model GE1.6-91. In the most recent year of data, the plant generated 378,939 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 43.0%. Trimont Area Wind Farm ranks as the 23rd largest wind farm in Minnesota out of 26, and 710th nationally out of 734.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
Grid Voltage
345 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
32.2K MWh
Latest Month
378.9K MWh
Annual Generation
43.0%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
MEDIUM confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Martin County Substation · 345 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Great River Energy
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
MINN.HUB
Node Source
Shared substation inference
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
GRE.LKFLGR1Nearby ISO Node
Trimont SubstationSubstation