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Taconite Ridge 1 Wind Energy Center — Plant Summary

EIA Plant ID: 56630
Capacity: 25 MW
Primary Fuel: Wind
Technology: Onshore Wind Turbine
Status: Operating
Location: St Louis, MN
Operating Since: 2008
Generators: 1
Operator: ALLETE, Inc.
Parent Company: ALLETE
Annual Generation: 47,388 MWh
Capacity Factor: 21.7%
Balancing Authority: Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
ISO/RTO: MISO
NERC Region: MRO

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Taconite Ridge 1 Wind Energy Center

OperatingWind

Ranked #41 of 125 Wind plants in MN#1055 of 1442 nationally

25 MW Wind operating in St Louis, MN — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAGEMWD

25 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2008

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

47.5736, -92.6001

County

St Louis, MN

Nearby Plants

Hibbing
Natural Gas35.9 MW · 29.8 km

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	ALLETE, Inc.	Minnesota Power	—
Owner(s)	ALLETE, Inc.	ALLETE	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

Taconite Ridge 1 Wind Energy Center is a 25 MW wind power plant located in St Louis County, Minnesota. The facility began operating in 2008 and is owned and operated by ALLETE, Inc. The plant utilizes a single onshore wind turbine manufactured by Clipper, model C96, with a rotor diameter of 96 meters and a hub height of 80 meters. Taconite Ridge 1 ranks 41st in size among Minnesota's 123 wind plants, and 1045th nationally out of 1424 plants.

The plant's latest annual generation was 47,388 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 21.7%. Financial data indicates an installed cost of $1909.95 per kW. The plant has a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $40 per MWh. Taconite Ridge 1 operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the MRO NERC region.

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