Prairie Star Wind Farm — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 56494
- Capacity
- 100.7 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Mower, MN
- Operating Since
- 2007
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- High Prairie Wind Farm II LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 298,198 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 33.8%
- Balancing Authority
- Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
- ISO/RTO
- MISO
- NERC Region
- MRO
Prairie Star Wind Farm
OperatingWind
Ranked #20 of 125 Wind plants in MN#713 of 1442 nationally
100.7 MW Wind operating in Mower, MN — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
EIAGEMWD
100.7 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2007
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
43.6559, -92.6135
County
Mower, MN
Nearby Plants
- Mower County Wind Energy CenterWind98.9 MW · 5.4 km
- Grand MeadowWind100.5 MW · 6.6 km
- Louise SolarSolar50 MW · 11.9 km
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 Prairie Wind Farm II LLC | EDPR Renewable Energy Sources of Greece 1 Sole Proprietorship | — |
| Owner(s) | High Prairie Wind Farm II 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
Prairie Star Wind Farm is a 100.7 MW wind power facility located in Mower County, Minnesota. The plant began operating in 2007 and is owned and operated by High Prairie Wind Farm II LLC. It utilizes onshore wind turbine technology, consisting of one generator unit. The facility is interconnected to the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) and resides within the MRO NERC region.
The wind farm's turbines have a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 82 meters. The turbines were manufactured by Vestas, model V82-1.65. In the most recent year of reported data, Prairie Star Wind Farm generated 298,198 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 33.8%. Prairie Star Wind Farm ranks 20th out of 26 wind facilities in Minnesota, and 705th out of 734 nationally.
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
161 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
27.5K MWh
Latest Month
298.2K MWh
Annual Generation
33.8%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
MEDIUM confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Prairie Star Substation · 69 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
MINN.HUB
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
Grand Meadow Wind Farm SubstationSubstation
News & Articles (3)Beta
Industry·other
The Economy of the Farm
The investment and return of a wind farm in southern Minnesota.
ArcGIS StoryMaps·3 years ago
Regulatory·state puc
Minnesota regulators approve $750M Xcel wind-power project
The project would involve rebuilding five wind farms, making them more efficient.
Xcel (developer)
Star Tribune·5 years ago
Industry·other
Gone with the wind turbines? Schools want to recapture missing funds
Some southern Minnesota school districts that lie in the state's fertile wind corridor were caught off-guard last year, when the Legislature...
MinnPost·17 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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