98.9 MW Wind operating in Mower, MN — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
98.9 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2006
Operating Since
Coordinates
43.6085, -92.5975
County
Mower, MN
Nearby Plants
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 | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Xcel Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Xcel Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | retired | — |
The Mower County Wind Energy Center is a 98.9 MW wind power plant located in Mower County, Minnesota. The plant began operating in 2006 and is owned and operated by Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, a subsidiary of Xcel Energy. It consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The facility is interconnected to the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) and falls within the MRO NERC region. The plant's turbines have a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 108 meters, and were manufactured by Siemens, model SWT-2.3-108.
In the most recent year of data, the Mower County Wind Energy Center generated 343,317 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 39.6%. The plant is ranked as the 28th largest wind facility in Minnesota out of 123, and 756th nationally out of 1424. Financial data indicates an installed cost of $2,282.74 per kW, according to FERC filings.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
Grid Voltage
230 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
29.1K MWh
Latest Month
343.3K MWh
Annual Generation
39.6%
Capacity Factor
$2,274/kW
Installed Cost
Northern States Power Company (Minnesota)
Reporting Utility
Cumulative Installed Cost
Per-Unit Cost Trends
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Mower County Wind Energy Substation
Substation Distance
0 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
GRE.MOWER2
Pricing Hub
MINN.HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
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