High Trail Wind Farm LLC — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 56338
- Capacity
- 210.9 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- McLean, IL
- Operating Since
- 2007
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- High Trail Wind Farm LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 508,689 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 27.6%
- Balancing Authority
- PJM Interconnection, LLC
- ISO/RTO
- PJM
- NERC Region
- RFC
High Trail Wind Farm LLC
OperatingWind
Ranked #14 of 61 Wind plants in IL#238 of 1442 nationally
210.9 MW Wind operating in McLean, IL — PJM Interconnection, LLC
EIAGEMWD
210.9 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2007
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
40.4792, -88.7989
County
McLean, IL
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Ownership & Operator
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 | High Trail Wind Farm LLC | EDPR Renewable Energy Sources of Greece 1 Sole Proprietorship | — |
| Owner(s) | High Trail Wind Farm LLC | EDPR Renewable Energy Sources of Greece 1 Sole Proprietorship [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as EDPR Renewable Energy Sources of Greece 1 Sole Proprietorship [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
High Trail Wind Farm LLC is a 210.9 MW wind power plant located in McLean County, Illinois. The plant began operating in 2007 and is owned and operated by High Trail Wind Farm LLC. It utilizes one generator consisting of multiple onshore wind turbines. The facility ranks as the 13th largest wind farm in Illinois out of 44, and 234th nationally out of 734.
The wind farm uses Vestas V82-1.65 turbines, with a rotor diameter of 82 meters and a hub height of 80 meters. The plant's primary fuel source is wind (WND). In its latest year of reported generation, High Trail Wind Farm produced 508,689 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 27.6%. The plant is located within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the RFC NERC region.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Grid Voltage
345 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
65.1K MWh
Latest Month
508.7K MWh
Annual Generation
27.6%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Blue Mound Substation · 345 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Operator
Commonwealth Edison
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
989 TWIN34.5 KV HTRAILWF
Pricing Hub
N ILLINOIS HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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