Michigan Wind 1

OperatingWind

Ranked #25 of 35 Wind plants in MI#868 of 1442 nationally

69 MW Wind operating in Huron, MI — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAGEMWD

69 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2008

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

43.7187, -82.9384

County

Huron, MI

Nearby Plants

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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	Michigan Wind 1, LLC	Exelon	—
Owner(s)	Michigan Wind 1, LLC	Exelon	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

Michigan Wind 1 is a 69 MW wind power plant located in Huron County, Michigan. The plant began operating in 2008 and is owned by Exelon and operated by Michigan Wind 1, LLC. It consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The facility uses GE Wind GE1.5-77 turbines, with a rotor diameter of 77 meters and a hub height of 80 meters.

The plant's latest annual generation was 157,543 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 26.0%. Michigan Wind 1 is interconnected to the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (MISO) balancing authority within the RFC NERC region. It is ranked as the 25th largest wind plant out of 35 in Michigan, and 859th out of 1424 nationally. The primary fuel source for the plant is wind (WND).

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

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Engineering & Generators